Original sentence: At times, church leaders have considered tolerance itself to be a heresy as during the inquisition.Historically Christians have been both the victims and the perpetrators of persecution (see Persecution of Christians).In spite of the widely held belief that violence is antithetical to Christ's teachings, Christian adherents have at times persecuted, tortured, and killed others for refusing to believe in their type of Christianity particurly during the middle ages.Some observers claim that there are, however, exceptions such as American Christian Reconstructionism which they interpret as calls for the persecution of dissenting faiths.The 19th century European colonization movement was allegedly endorsed by the mainstream European Christian churches.This colonization allegedly led to the destruction of many cultural artifacts, particularly in South America related to the Inca and Aztecs.While most modern Christians would condemn such actions, they were carried out by people who were seen as mainstream Christians at that time
Edited sentence: At times, church leaders have considered tolerance itself to be a heresy.Christians have been both the victims and the perpetrators of persecution (see Persecution of Christians).Conflicts within Christianity itself have led to persecutions of one Christian group by another.In spite of the widely held belief that violence is antithetical to Christ's teachings, Christian adherents have at times persecuted, tortured, and killed others for refusing to believe in their type of Christianity.Protestants, Catholics and other Christians have persecuted each other in the name of Jesus.The European colonization movement was endorsed by the mainstream European Christian churches.There are, however, exceptions such as American Christian Reconstructionism which calls for the persecution of dissenting faiths.This colonization led to the destruction of many cultural artifacts, particularly in South America related to the Inca and Aztecs.While most modern Christians would condemn such actions, they were carried out by people who were seen as mainstream Christians at the time