Reply #94: I think a Christian making those distinctions would be wrong

[muriel_volestrangler]

The Crusades and Inquisition both had specific religious causes (though the Crusades may have later turned into a pure fight of power and politics). More analogous to Stalin's acts might be European colonisation and slavery - while these were Christian countries doing things to non-Christian countries, they weren't caused by Christianity - though people tried to get Christianity to sanction them.