Always?
Yes, in my opinion. Let's go over the history:
1. Early Christianity- forced ordinations, wars against heretics (Arianism, Donatists, etc.)
2. Middle Ages- Charlemagne's Saxony Wars, medieval Crusades
3. Renaissance- Inquisition, Spanish Conquest of the New World, Guelphs and Ghibellines in Italy
4. Early Modern- England's persecution of the Puritans, Cromwell's conquest of Ireland, Salem Witch Trials
5. Today- Catholics/Protestants in Ireland
You are making the common error of equating “Christianity” with “Christendom.”
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Always?
Yes, in my opinion. Let's go over the history:
1. Early Christianity- forced ordinations, wars against heretics (Arianism, Donatists, etc.)
2. Middle Ages- Charlemagne's Saxony Wars, medieval Crusades
3. Renaissance- Inquisition, Spanish Conquest of the New World, Guelphs and Ghibellines in Italy
4. Early Modern- England's persecution of the Puritans, Cromwell's conquest of Ireland, Salem Witch Trials
5. Today- Catholics/Protestants in Ireland
You are making the common error of equating “Christianity” with “Christendom.”