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The Crusades in the Checkout Aisle
CRISIS Magazine - e-Letter ^
| April 12, 2002
| Thomas F. Madden
Posted on 12/01/2002 1:36:12 PM PST by Forgiven_Sinner
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To: Forgiven_Sinner
Those behind the 1096 assaults offered their victims the option of conversion. Many Jews in Regensburg converted and were not harmed. The majority in the other cities did not and suffered atrocious consequences. What's your point? Christians in the Sudan and southeast Asia today are also offered the choice of "convert or die!" by the Jihadis. Are they to be held responsible for their own torture and death because they did not accept Islam?
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12/01/2002 6:40:56 PM PST
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Alouette
To: Forgiven_Sinner
Interestingly, Saladin was completely forgotten by the Arabs until the German Emperor William II visited Iraq, made a speech about the glories of Saladin, and paid to build a monument in Damascus to celebrate Saladin.
This was the same William who was responsible for the European suicide of World War I. He was in the middle east to stir up trouble among the Arabs (then ruled by the Turks) against the British and French. Turkey fought on Germany's side when the war commenced.
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12/01/2002 6:43:01 PM PST
by
Cicero
To: Forgiven_Sinner
Bookmark.
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12/01/2002 7:06:02 PM PST
by
Junior
To: Forgiven_Sinner; Yehuda; rmlew; newwahoo
Interesting!
To: Clemenza; Yehuda; RaceBannon; PARodrig; Kaafi; rmlew
history bump
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12/01/2002 7:16:54 PM PST
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Cacique
To: RaceBannon
Dang it, not fair. What are you reading my mind?
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12/01/2002 7:18:12 PM PST
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Cacique
To: Forgiven_Sinner
Incomplete victories = opportunities lost.
To: Forgiven_Sinner
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12/01/2002 7:29:49 PM PST
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B-Chan
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Ping.
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12/01/2002 7:50:12 PM PST
by
narses
To: Forgiven_Sinner
Although this essay is very informative in its own right, I have the gut feeling that it's really one historian taking the opportunity to take a swipe at other historians who dared to hold different interpretations.
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12/01/2002 8:22:01 PM PST
by
DonQ
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To: B-Chan
bump
To: B-Chan
Excellent graphic. Bless you for posting it.
Bernadette.
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12/01/2002 9:38:56 PM PST
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Siobhan
To: Forgiven_Sinner
Good post, thanks
To: Forgiven_Sinner
Good post, thanks
To: B-Chan
(Uh, unfortunately I think its too late. Sorry. But I like this graphic none-the-less. Mind if I steal it for my profile page? Thanks in advance.)
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12/01/2002 10:49:06 PM PST
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Polycarp
To: Siobhan
My pleasure. I have another one that features the Star of David on a flag as well that I'll post as soon as I can.
I'm glad to see you're back!
B-chan
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12/01/2002 10:55:59 PM PST
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B-Chan
To: Polycarp
Feel free! Just copy the file to your server and link it from there.
And if God chooses to chastise us by allowing the Persians to ransack our city, who are we to argue? "If I forget thee, O Jerusalem..."
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12/01/2002 10:59:39 PM PST
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B-Chan
To: Forgiven_Sinner
Bump
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12/02/2002 2:38:12 AM PST
by
csvset
To: Forgiven_Sinner
History bump.
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12/02/2002 3:05:58 AM PST
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Skooz
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