But what is immoral behavior?
For most of the history of Christendom it included absolute monarchy, wife beating, genocide, and slavery.
I'm glad you have adopted more secular humanist values, along with most of Christendom. But it isn't scriptural, no matter how hard you try to retrofit representative government and human rights into the Bible.
Tom
The New Testament has nothing to say about government, except be a peaceful citizen.
Human rights are the foundation of the NT. The very fact that it does not teach conversion by the sword is proof of that. Christ said when the message is shared, and someone rejects it, move on down the road. He did not say knock them down, put a sword at their throat, and force them to say the words of conversion.
What other alleged Christians have done is immaterial as relates to the teachings of the NT. In fact, the NT predicted that these people would arise within the church.
Using your reasoning, I can say that because Germany allowed naziś to gain power, all Germans are naziś.
You are hung up on group think. Everything must be classified within the framework of group dynamics.
This is not Christianity, though some try very hard to make it so.
The New Testament makes it very clear, there are two churches, the physical, and the spiritual. They are not the same, or composed of the same people. In the end, only the spiritual church has any value to God. The spiritual church, the world wide body of Christ, the true Christians, are only known to Him.
The physical church is known to all who want to look. Using your reasoning, in the past the physical church has done terrible things, contrary to the very teachings they say they follow. Therefore, they represent Christianity. I assure you that when all these things that were occurring, members of the spiritual church were not involved, did not support them, and many died protesting these satanic acts.
The NT makes clear that at the time of itś writing, the wolves were already in with the sheep.
So, you may judge me by the standards I try and live by. You may judge the NT upon what Christ and the Apostles taught.
It is futile and disingenuous to judge me or the teachings of the NT by the actions of self proclaimed Christians.
As Christ said, you will know who they really are by their actions, not by their words.