[TheCrusader]

"They even had Christians eating Muslims! Was there any truth to that in real history?"

Sounds like pure anti-Catholic drivel. I've read extensively on the Crusades, from both Catholic and anti-Catholic perspectives and have never even heard of this before. One thing I do know, however, is that Muslims in Jerusalem persecuted, tortured and murdered Christians regularly.

A favorite Islamic torture for Christians was to open their bellies with a knife, pull out their bowels and nail them to a stump. Then they would whip the Christian, forcing him to walk away and disembowel himself. This atrocious, satanic practice was one of many reasons for the Crusades. When Western Europeans heard of this torture it, needless to say, incited them to battle against Islam.

[kellynla]

Well I hope you will confirm or deny the storyline on this program. I admit I am a Catholic and I studied the Crusades in high school which was a long time ago but I don't recall much of what is being derogatorily said about the Christians on the History Channel. I'm recording the rest as I have an early reveille in the a.m.

So since this is more of your expertise; I would appreciate your input.

Nytol,
Kelly

[nutmeg]

A favorite Islamic torture for Christians was to open their bellies with a knife, pull out their bowels and nail them to a stump. Then they would whip the Christian, forcing him to walk away and disembowel himself. This atrocious, satanic practice was one of many reasons for the Crusades. When Western Europeans heard of this torture it, needless to say, incited them to battle against Islam.

OMG. But... but this can't be possibly be accurate because the History Channel didn't include this information in its documentary... /sarcasm

[Delphinium]

I have read alot too, (old history books) and have never heard that before tonights propaganda on the "history" channel.