To: Righting
I t was not the purpose of the Crusades to convert anyone to Christianity but to
liberate Christians in the Holy Land from Turkish barbarians who had recently taken control of Jerusalem. Nor was it the purpose of the Inquisition. That was to root out Jews and Muslims who had pretended to convert to Christianity but
who secretly practiced their old faiths. We Christians have been more inclined to treat our own badly than the heathen.
3 posted on
06/14/2010 8:07:03 PM PDT by
RobbyS
(Pray with the suffering souls.)
To: RobbyS
Dear RobbyS, My only intention of bringing the Crusades/Inquisition is because the first thing I "get" from Muslims or from radical liberals-Islamists-appeasers is they mention those two major historic eras.
My point is focusing on the current religious differences, in this century, my research starts no earlier than the 1915 Turkish massacres on Greeks, Armenians.
5 posted on
06/14/2010 8:15:54 PM PDT by
Righting
To: RobbyS
I t was not the purpose of the Crusades to convert anyone to Christianity but to liberate Christians in the Holy Land from Turkish barbarians who had recently taken control of Jerusalem. Nor was it the purpose of the Inquisition. That was to root out Jews and Muslims who had pretended to convert to Christianity but who secretly practiced their old faiths. We Christians have been more inclined to treat our own badly than the heathen.They practiced their old faiths secretly because their conversions were forced and not sincere. If you threaten to kill someone if he doesn't convert to your religion don't be surprised if he "practices his old faith secretly."
8 posted on
06/14/2010 8:23:29 PM PDT by
Zionist Conspirator
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