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Two sides to the crusade to change the Holy Cross nickname
Boston Globe ^ | December 6, 2017 | DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Posted on 12/06/2017 5:08:07 PM PST by ConservativeStatement

The issue is this: In the eyes of some, the Crusader nickname is offensive to non-Christians. Some folks see it as a symbol of slaughters during the 11th-century Holy Wars between the Christians and Muslims. Others would argue that a Crusader is simply someone who is fighting for a cause. Webster’s Dictionary uses both definitions.

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TOPICS: Society; Sports
KEYWORDS: crusaders; holycross; nicknames
What's next: Holy or Cross? Or both?
1 posted on 12/06/2017 5:08:07 PM PST by ConservativeStatement
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To: ConservativeStatement
Holy Cross Jihadis sounds right to me!
2 posted on 12/06/2017 5:11:59 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (Remember: All Cultures Are Equal!)
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:Some folks see it as a symbol of slaughters during the 11th-century Holy Wars between the Christians and Muslims.”

LOL. So lets play revisionist history because we’re too stupid to look at what they actually were and what happened. Right. Leaving aside that historical desecration of thought though - at the same token I should object anytime I hear Muslim because the slaughters they committed in the Jihad from North Africa, to Spain, to the Hindu Cush should cause me to melt like a snowflake.


3 posted on 12/06/2017 5:15:24 PM PST by Lent
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Crusaders are warriors who protect home, family, country, religion and culture. So of course the 50 IQ liberal apes would hate the name crusaders; crusaders would kill them by the thousands.


4 posted on 12/06/2017 5:48:10 PM PST by sergeantdave
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W changed the code name of his war. The original name was Operation Crusades. They changed when they figured it would be offensive to those we were going to kill.

We’ve lost our minds.


5 posted on 12/06/2017 5:59:26 PM PST by Terry Mross (Liver spots And blood thinners..)
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6 posted on 12/06/2017 6:05:51 PM PST by Chode (You have all of the resources you are going to have. Abandon your illusions and plan accordingly.)
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Nice illustration. I like the touch of the cross hanging from his hand. Where is the illustration from? First time I’ve seen it.


7 posted on 12/06/2017 6:16:46 PM PST by sergeantdave
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dailygalaxy.com


8 posted on 12/06/2017 6:27:50 PM PST by Chode (You have all of the resources you are going to have. Abandon your illusions and plan accordingly.)
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