[Namyak]

For instance, did the liberal media tell you about the Reconciliation Walk? From 1996-1999, teams of Christians trekked along the same route that the Crusaders did 900 years before – from Cologne, Germany, to Jerusalem. About 2,000 marchers, cycling in and out, visited Muslim and Jewish villages and cities. And as they went, they wore T-shirts proclaiming in Arabic or Hebrew, "I apologize" and called out, "We're sorry."

This disgusts me. The Crusades were a last-ditch attempt to defend Christian lands against the hordes of Muslim barbarians who were spreading their faith by the sword. Unfortunately they came too little too late, and lost focus due to the fractured nature of the Christian West and East. The people we should be apologizing to died long ago in defense of their homelands.

[MeanWestTexan]

" The Crusades were a last-ditch attempt to defend Christian lands against the hordes of Muslim barbarians who were spreading their faith by the sword. Unfortunately they came too little too late, and lost focus due to the fractured nature of the Christian West and East. The people we should be apologizing to died long ago in defense of their homelands."

Yep. Article lost me there, as well.

Wasn't Vienna nearly conquered?!

[Cecily]

What standing does anybody living today have to apologize for the actions of people who lived hundreds of years ago? This kind of "Christian" event is wrongheaded, if not completely retarded. I guess it makes them feel good, and then they don't feel the need to spend their time doing the harder work of actually preaching the Gospel to people.

When are the Muslims going to hold "reconciliation walks" to apologize for persecuting non-Muslims and making them live as dhimmis? Don't hold your breath.