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| The Real History of the Crusades |
| 2006-10-07 |
| Posted by:anonymous5089 |
| #4 Thank you for this link. Going into my favorites so I can read again and again. |
| Posted by: Charles 2006-10-07 14:51 |
| #3 One of the key grafs in this article sums up today's situation: That is what gave birth to the Crusades. They were not the brainchild of an ambitious pope or rapacious knights but a response to more than four centuries of conquests in which Muslims had already captured two-thirds of the old Christian world. At some point, Christianity as a faith and a culture had to defend itself or be subsumed by Islam. The Crusades were that defense. I think that George Bush is one of the few Western leaders that understand this. |
| Posted by: RWV 2006-10-07 12:19 |
| #2 I sometimes feel a sense of disappointment when presented with articles like this. It's like looking at a beautiful buffet when you only have time for fast food. |
| Posted by: anon 2006-10-07 10:49 |
| #1 I recall this article from, what, 2 years ago? I lost the bookmark - Thx a5089! The added footnotes are interesting - and non-apologetic, too. |
| Posted by: .com 2006-10-07 10:42 |