To: steve8714
"Crusades were started to root out Muslim tyranny from Europe and North Africa" I thought the Crusades were a way for Europeans to grab land and riches in the name of Christianity. I guess they were more benevolent and generous than I thought.
10 posted on
10/16/2003 5:25:45 AM PDT by
elfman2
To: elfman2
I thought the Crusades were a way for Europeans to grab land and riches in the name of Christianity. I guess they were more benevolent and generous than I thought.Nope
"Crusades were started to root out Muslim tyranny from Europe and North Africa"
To: elfman2
You were misinformed. Look at the timeline of Muslim expansion. That is not to say the Christian rulers were all acting altruistically, but the Crusades started with Charles Martel's victory in France...was that their last military victory?
19 posted on
10/16/2003 5:44:58 AM PDT by
steve8714
(Homer Simpson is my role model.)
To: elfman2
I thought the Crusades were a way for Europeans to grab land and riches in the name of Christianity. I guess they were more benevolent and generous than I thought. Considering that the Crusades were mainly a defensive action, as Spain was overrun at the time by the Moslem horde kinda clears it up.
40 posted on
10/17/2003 10:47:29 PM PDT by
American in Israel
(A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
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