Connor the Catholic Pope set these Crusades upon the world. WHY and How it fails in comparison to the past? Addressing the Why is simple: To get back the holy land from the Muslims who took it from the Christians/Israelites earlier. Who owns the land. The Christian/Israelites because GOD gave Abraham and his descendents the holy land. To the 'How it compares' , you are right. Today we do not destroy a country when going through it to fight in another country. A large army has to eat so they take anything and everything along the way even when the passing country was friendly. The resulting free land was just given to dukes and earls of day that supported the Pope. This was not in the Popes plan, I would like to think, yet it happened.Yes, in some ways, History repeats itself and in some ways we really have evolved simply to an better, non-personal and easier way to kill people.WOW
What astounds me is that if religion was never created, this probably wouldn't have happened (maybe for the terms of territory).
A lot of radicals would cease to exist (they would probably be radical about something else instead but you get the point)
Serious question now and I'm eager to hear the answer : Blade, what good have you seen come from religion, that could not have been done without it?
This question was not to spark a massive religious debate but just a justified answer to a question I have been pondering over.
Keep in mind that the taking over of the Holy Land today it is a little more complicated."There is OIL in them thar fields" and it will affect all of Europe if the wrong people irregardless as to their religious heritage, are able to get control of it. Compare this to Putin who is putting the "screws' on Europe because of the Natural Gas in the Ukrane.
But who is it to say its "
THEIR" religious heritage, In another religions holy book I'm sure it would say it was their heritage also, which is probably the case with the muslims taking over the holy land before the crusades. (an uneducated guess
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History does repeat itself however, the Radical Islam Terrorist are intent on taking over the entire world and removing Christianity and other non-Believers. Tolerance is needed here. In fact, France is a good example of the tolerance and acceptance. The big question is: Where is their tolerance and acceptance.
I wouldn't say it was a factor of tolerance and acceptance, Me,Myself would put it down to them thinking about the repercussions of their retaliation if they did decide to. We live in an age where people can be killed before being seen Blade, 1 death can spark war. Very serious repercussions can come from France retaliating and they know this.
p.s. not all of Christianity are the same. There is a difference in the Protestant and Catholic of which I am sure those in the UK understands. And because someone kills in the name of something or someone, does not make it true for the rest. Again i.e. the Irish/UK protestant/catholic war.
I understand this is not a religious thread to some but that is what Charlie Hebdo was all about.
Blade
Never said they were, my friend (if that was aimed at me), on the contrary I proclaimed they were different as they liked to cherry pick their own rules from their sacred books.
I agree with some of the rules in your books, because what bad could come from being friendly to your neighbour or not committing crimes. just general things like that I have followed my whole life but not because of religion - more because I would think it to be common decency.
