Christians killed vastly more people in 20th-century political violence than Muslims

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Available evidence, including historical estimates of casualties in 20th-century conflicts and mass atrocities, indicates that political violence associated with Christian-majority nations or actors resulted in vastly more deaths than that associated with Muslims.

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skeptics.stackexchange.com: Did Christians kill thirty to fifty times as many people in political violence as Muslims in the 20th century?

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skeptics.stackexchange.com: Did Christians kill thirty to fifty times as many people in political violence as Muslims in the 20th century?. skeptics.stackexchange.com. https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/34270/did-christians-kill-thirty-to-fifty-times-as-many-people-in-political-violence-a

Presents estimates showing Christians of European heritage caused around 100 million deaths compared to roughly 2 million by Muslims.

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doi.org: Isolating the Roles of Religion, Ethnicity, and Political Ideology in Mass Atrocities, 1800–2020

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doi.org: Isolating the Roles of Religion, Ethnicity, and Political Ideology in Mass Atrocities, 1800–2020. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1142/s2737436x2350005x

Examines mass atrocities and rejects the presumption that Islam is more violent than Christianity in empirical analyses.

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judged → SUPPORTED · 7531 Jul 2026

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