The defeat at Buda (Pest was a separate town across the river) in 1686 was due to the victory at 1683. In 1683 we had Christians fighting on the side of the Ottoman Caliph. THAT is what i’m pointing out..
And you’re arguing we need to side with the side that fights with the Ottomans? It was the heretics and schismatics who did everything they could to help the Ottomans back then.
I’m not quite sure how you arrive at your thesis that we should collaborate with the same folks now? They see the Church as their primary enemy and Islam as an ally.
I want all the faithful Christians - the ones who believe in traditional marriage, the ones who believe in the personhood of the unborn to fight together. If that means leaving the UMC, PCUSA, ECUSA, and the ELCA to swim the Tiber than that is what they should do.
It’s what I did. Can’t say I regret it.