no particular reason in responding to this post in relation to others ...
anyway - religion has always been spread by the sword - or very determined coercion... islam was spread by the sword .. there would have been plenty of "convert or else"
the europeans had their own religious wars eg from wikipedia
The so-called European wars of religion were a series of wars waged in Europe during the 16th, 17th and early 18th centuries. Fought ... The war ended with the Treaty of Münster, a part of the wider Peace of Westphalia. During the war, Germany's population was reduced by 30% on average. In the territory of Brandenburg, the losses had amounted to half, while in some areas an estimated two ...
oh - and the Spanish/Portuguese did not convert the south americans to Christianity by simple arguments of logic .. (as if anything related to religion is logical)
anyway - who knows and who cares - and if the chinese are trying to change the viewpoint of uighurs - then that is nothing new when it comes to religionMore things change, the more they stay the same - Idioms ...
the more things change, the more they stay the same proverb Many things remain consistent even as changes happen.
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