What REALLY Happened During the Inquisitions? with Bill Federer

I Don't Have Enough FAITH to Be an ATHEIST

Dr. Frank Turek

Religion & Spirituality, Education, Christianity

4.8 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2025

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Summary

What’s the real history behind the Inquisitions, what do they reveal about the Christian faith, and could history be repeating itself? A few weeks ago, we unpacked the truth about the history of the Crusades. This week, the great Bill Federer returns to shed light on the rise of the first inquisitions, their lasting impact on both the Church and American history, and how these events connect to the biblical narrative. Join Frank and Bill as they tackle questions like:* What are some of the key events surrounding the Spanish, Islamic, and Portuguese Inquisitions?* What does Islam teach about those who leave the faith?* What is the "Divine Right of Kings" and why is it so dangerous?* Why was translating the Bible into English considered a serious crime?* How did Christian disengagement from politics open the door to more persecution?* Is religion really the root cause of most wars—and which worldview has the most violent history?* Who did Thomas Jefferson give credit to as the inspiration for his views on freedom of religion?* What is Jesus' new way forward now that the Old Covenant law is obsolete?* Who in our culture wants to do an inquisition against Christians?In this thought-provoking episode, Frank and Bill explore how political powers throughout history have exploited religion to gain control—often with tragic consequences. From assassinations to coerced conversions, you’ll get a gripping look at the real story behind the inquisitions—while also debunking myths and setting the record straight by looking at the facts! Want to dig deeper? Visit AmericanMinute.com (http://americanminute.com/) to check out some of Bill's books mentioned in the resource list below!Resources mentioned during the episode:Bill's website: https://americanminute.com/ (https://americanminute.com/)What REALLY Happened During the Crusades? - https://bit.ly/3RiWMYx (https://bit.ly/3RiWMYx)Backfired - https://bit.ly/4jvVBRo (https://bit.ly/4jvVBRo)Three Secular Reasons Why America Should Be Under God - https://bit.ly/3RUluyw (https://bit.ly/3RUluyw)Endangered Speeches - https://bit.ly/42w49kn (https://bit.ly/42w49kn)Bullies and Saints - https://bit.ly/42xTupo (https://bit.ly/42xTupo)

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0:00.0	Ladies and gentlemen, this Sunday, of course, Resurrection Sunday, the Central holiday, holy day for Christianity for good reason, because if Jesus rose from the dead, game over Christianity is true.
0:18.7	If he didn't rise from the dead, game over it's false.
0:22.7	What we're going to talk about today is actually something that you had written in in one of the
0:31.6	surveys for our podcast. And that is, someone said, hey, can you do a program on the Crusades? And so I said,
0:41.4	oh, yeah, I got a perfect guy to do that. That'd be the great Bill Federer. And then somebody else said,
0:45.1	can you do it on the Inquisition? Well, again, we've got Bill Federer. I know we're coming up
0:50.7	to Resurrection Sunday. We'll talk about the resurrection again here soon.
0:58.1	But I wanted to take this opportunity to talk about the Inquisition because it's tax day.
1:00.4	April 15th, talk about an Inquisition.
1:05.3	You guys know Bill Federer. He's an amazing historian. He's written so many great books.
1:08.4	He's going to join us for the entire time today.
1:14.5	And so here he is, ladies and gentlemen, the great Bill Federer is coming to us from some sort of hotel in Virginia Beach as we speak. Bill, how are you? Hey, Frank. It's great to be with you.
1:21.2	It's always great being with you because our listeners love the podcast that you do with me,
1:30.0	not because I'm doing anything, but because you're doing all the work.
1:33.4	I just ask you one question, and then, boom, we've got the whole history.
1:40.3	Before I get to a question about the Inquisition, friends, I want to mention that next week I will be at UT, Lord willing, U.T.
1:42.8	Knoxville, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
1:46.8	That's on the 23rd of April. That's a Wednesday night,
1:52.4	just after Resurrection Sunday. It's open to the public. And it will also be live stream, so check that out. That's our last university for this semester. We're getting close to finals time. You can't
1:58.4	do it, obviously after that or during finals time. But can't do it, obviously, after that or during finals time.
2:01.9	But Bill, the Inquisition is something that a lot of people have questions about, and a lot of people think hundreds of thousands of people were killed in the Inquisition.
2:13.2	The Inquisitions go from somewhere around 1,100, in the 1100s to say the 1500s, although apparently
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