Ya, we aren’t supposed to focus in on what happens today with Islamic terrorists and radicals. Because of what happened in medieval Europe, we are supposed to be stunned into silence because otherwise we are up on our high horse. Because our own faiths may have had shortcomings in distant history, we are not allowed to criticize Islam. That’s what Obama is really saying.
I would just do is simply DISREGARD what Mr. Obama is saying. Permission is given to get back on the high horse!
The Crusades were a counter attack...
“Because our own faiths may have had shortcomings in distant history...”
No!! The Christians were involved in the Crusades only to defend themselves against the Muslim onslaught. Innate in Christian tenets is the fact that a person cannot be forced to “convert” to Christianity; it’s a decision in a person’s heart.
People who say that “a lot of people were killed in the name of Christianity” (referring to the Crusades) to disparage us are clueless. They need to learn history. There’s nothing wrong with people defending themselves. If only today’s Christians had the balls to do the same thing instead of following the path of least resistence. I am ashamed to say I am not as bold as I should be.