Trying to discuss religously motivated violence these days nearly always follows the same tedious script of whataboutism. But what about…
Almost always, of course, the whataboutism of choice is something that conveniently bashes Christianity. Whatabout the Crusades? Whatabout the Inquisition?
As Malcolm Lambert points out, in Crusade and Jihad, the Crusades ended nearly a millennium ago. The most visibly continuing institution of the Crusades is the St John’s Ambulance service, not exactly an organisation noted for military violence.
