How can Christians justify the cruelty of [the Crusades / medieval kings / some so-called Christians today / whatever]?
We can’t and we don’t. Through much of history, whenever kings or politicians wanted to do anything dubious and avoid criticism, they said they were doing it for Christ. This shows only that the name of Christ had prestige which all sorts of people tried to borrow. Nowadays, whenever politicians want to start a war, they often say they’re doing it “for world peace.” Does that mean “peace” is a dishonorable cause? • Are there any prominent scientists who are Christians? Plenty. Some that come to mind are D. E. Knuth, computer scientist, Stanford University; John Polkinghorne, quantum physicist, Cambridge University; Owen Gingerich, astronomer, Harvard; and H. F. Schaefer, quantum chemist, University of Georgia. The late Georg Cantor, founder of set theory, was a devout Christian. The proportion of Ph.D. scientists who attend church is almost exactly the same as that of the general population. • What do Christians believe about birth control and abortion? These are two separate issues. E
