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To: RepublitarianRoger2
The Crusades were struggles for the liberation of lands taken by force by Islamic marauders!

The Crusaders were Liberators. Although not always perfect - eg Fourth Crusade and Children's Crusade and often unsuccessful, they at least were heroic attempts to liberate Christian lands that had fallen into Islamic oppression.

You apparently have been brainwashed by somebody—and BTW-your website is disgustingly stupid full of lies.

20 posted on 08/07/2010 7:22:33 AM PDT by eleni121 (But now, he that has a moneybag take it; without a sword let him sell his garment, and buy one.)
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To: eleni121

Yep, one man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom/liberation fighter, guess that pretty much sums up what you’re saying, right? You focused on the Crusades part of my response, but I am not just talking about the Crusades. (And by the way, the Crusades were NOT just about the liberation of land — they were also about the spreading of THEIR religion, eliminating “heretics” — the Cathars, for example — and about overtaking other lands. Seven Crusades in all, not just the original one). But this is not just about the Crusades, which carried MANY atrocities under the guise of your so-called Liberators. This is also about many, many other atrocities throughout the ages that were committed in the name of Christianity, and which were listed on that site. It is not “my site,” by the way, so don’t say “your site.” I was born and raised Christian. Despite the site’s anti-Christian bias, it is simply “A” site that happens to have a pretty darn good, long list of atrocities and violent acts by religious Christians. I am not endorsing whatever the rest of the site has on it. There are plenty of other sites, many of them completely objective, that have similar lists. I am saying that you CANNOT honestly sit there and type something like “no religious Christians have ever committed atrocities” and believe it with a straight face. Do not delude and brainwash yourself into thinking that everything done in the name of Christianity throughout the ages has been “heroic” and “righteous” and “liberating.” Because everything has most certainly not. Every major religion (and most of the minor ones) throughout the ages have had people committing horrible acts in the name of their faith. That is just a fact, period.


26 posted on 08/07/2010 9:37:29 AM PDT by RepublitarianRoger2
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