@The_Anonymous_Witch Believe me, I appreciate your concern over my “brainwashing,” but rest assured, people are dying all over the world for their beliefs—Jews, Christians, Muslims, Pagans, Atheists…your religion doesn’t have the market cornered on suffering (or tolerance).
I never said that no Christians have ever persecuted those of differing beliefs. What I said was that persecution isn’t a part of modern Christianity: the religion. Christians are people, each with their own issues, insecurities, anger, and whatever else that causes people to treat others badly. Christians aren’t exempt from it (neither are Wiccans, btw). In other words, no Christian follows all the teachings of Christ all the time. But that is the very essence of what Christianity is—no person on this earth can live up to the standards that God requires. The very imperfection in all men is what necessitated the sacrifice of Jesus.
Now I’m starting to get preachy. That is not my intent. My point is that no Christian denomination, and no teaching of Christ supports the persecution of which you speak. That is carried out entirely by people who may or may not be Christians, failing to live up to their religion.