Vile things were done by both sides during the Crusades. Christianity has gone through many changes (reformation etc) since then while Islam hasn't progressed out of the 9th century.
At least this much is irrefutable. As far as advancing civilization, Islam hasn't done squat.
"Vile things were done by both sides during the Crusades."
Yep. I already posted that.
"Christianity has gone through many changes (reformation etc) since then while Islam hasn't progressed out of the 9th century."
Hell, in many ways, Islam is WORSE off than it was in the 9th century. Not a fan of Islime am I.
Islam's creation of the Jihadist war predates the Crusades. The site "American Thinker" has a well researched history and a link is posted in this thread. The Muslims and Saladin were brutal tyrants and murderers. The Crusaders only incorporated the concept of crusade into Christianity after the armies of Saladin laid waste to many and sowed misery in their path. Crusading is the mirror of Jihad in ideology and practice.
Read the article and tell me if you might disagree.
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles.php?article_id=4467