[Capt. Tom]

Islam, like any great religion, can be interpreted in a variety of ways. People like bin Laden can seize on things in the Koran as commands to go out and kill infidels. But the Pope did exactly the same thing when he launched the Crusades.

Since Christianity is based on the New Testament where in the New Testament did the pope find justification for a Christian version of jihad? -Tom

[BenR2]

Since Christianity is based on the New Testament where in the New Testament did the pope find justification for a Christian version of jihad? -Tom

While I am no fan of the Roman Catholic Church, at least some justification for the Crusades can be found in studying the frightening advance of Islam in the Middle Ages.

It's called self-preservation, I think. (But poor biblical exegesis -- that I will grant you!)