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| − | Genocide | + | Genocide involves the calculated targeting and killing of a specific ethnic group. |
| − | Example: | + | Biblical Example: |
Deuteronomy:20:17: But thou shalt utterly destroy them; namely, the Hittites, and the Amorites, the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee: | Deuteronomy:20:17: But thou shalt utterly destroy them; namely, the Hittites, and the Amorites, the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee: | ||
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| + | 20th century examples include: | ||
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| + | 1916-1917: The Turkish genocide of the Armenians | ||
| + | 1939-1945: The Holocaust | ||
| + | 1979-1981: The Khmer Rouge in Cambodia | ||
| + | 1991-1995: The former Yugoslavia, involving the killing of Serbian Muslims | ||
| + | 1995: Hutu genocide of the Tutsi population in Rwanda | ||
Revision as of 06:45, March 20, 2007
Genocide involves the calculated targeting and killing of a specific ethnic group.
Biblical Example:
Deuteronomy:20:17: But thou shalt utterly destroy them; namely, the Hittites, and the Amorites, the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee:
20th century examples include:
1916-1917: The Turkish genocide of the Armenians 1939-1945: The Holocaust 1979-1981: The Khmer Rouge in Cambodia 1991-1995: The former Yugoslavia, involving the killing of Serbian Muslims 1995: Hutu genocide of the Tutsi population in Rwanda