Christianity’s violent past is never generalized into an inherent predisposition.

Evidence

Of course no one has equated the Jonestown massacre or the destructive horror of the Oklahoma bombing or the devastation of Indochina with Christianity, or with Western or American culture at large; that sort of equation has been reserved for “Islam.” — Edward W. Said, Covering Islam, 119 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Christian violence is never generalized to all Christians, but Muslim violence is. — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of…, 354; Violence by Western actors is never blamed on Christianity or Western culture — Edward W. Said, Covering Islam: How the Media and the…, 119; Religious violence shifts historically within traditions, so no religion is inherently violent — Norenzayan, Ara, Big gods - how religion transformed…, 515 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Violence by Western actors is never blamed on Christianity or Western culture #corroborates (0.92) — Edward W. Said, Covering Islam, 119