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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"

15 posted on 10/16/2003 5:37:35 AM PDT by af_vet_1981
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To: af_vet_1981
"Nope "Crusades were started to root out Muslim tyranny from Europe and North Africa""

Wow, all those crusaders with such noble motivation.

20 posted on 10/16/2003 5:45:41 AM PDT by elfman2
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To: af_vet_1981

I do believe he was being sarcastic.


43 posted on 08/08/2004 12:42:35 PM PDT by LiberalWeiner (I'm a LiberalWeiner. No, I'm not joking. Get over it.)
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