More religious violence: India

Stealth Hunter · 10-15-08, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

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Originally Posted by Rilder

Not to offend but didn't Christianity play a major part in a bunch of wars called the "Crusades"

No offense ether, but if you knew your history, you would know it was the Muslims that started this. There were 5 crusades to rescue the lands that were taken, but this is a long story and outside the scope of this thread.

What do they teach in schools these days anyway? Not much i see. Maybe the Muslims have found a way to keep this out or twist it somehow?

-S

Actually, no. The First Crusade which sparked the others was caused by the Christians. They decided that they couldn't allow the blasphemy of Muslims to reach the ears of their people. Imams traveled the Europeans lands (came close to their borders, anyway), and preached the Quran. Intolerance is all it was.

Pope Urban II launched the First Crusade in 1095.

Pope Eugene III launched the Second Crusade in 1147.

The European Kings came together and launched the Third Crusade in 1189.

Pope (The-Not-So) Innocent III launched the Fourth Crusade in 1202.

Pope (Un) Honorius III launched the Fifth Crusade.

The Holy Roman Empire launched the Sixth Crusade.

France led the Seventh Crusade.

France led the Eighth Crusade.

England and France led the Ninth and final Crusade.