Were the Crusades Gods will?  Did the radicalization of Islam come from their brutal treatment by Christians?
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The True Christian Faith can not be spread at the point of a sword... look what has happened to all who have tried it, inluding the crusaders...even though the truth of the crusades was not about "spreading the word. but is taking over valuable trading routes and looting ingeneral... God will not alow any who try to "force" the word to succeed...   The so-called "radicalization" of islam is just what islam was as founded and as it has always been... the so-called "moderate" muslams are just like the american catholics... not of the true faith...there is only one islam just as there is only one Roman Catholic cult... you either are or you aint...\n\nAnd there is only one True Christian Faith as well.\n\nOne who is a true islamie is bound to convert, by any means, all to islam...or to kill the infadels..... No one of The true Christian Faith would ever compel any "conversion" of any one... and no one of The Faith wishes the death of anyone...
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Islam is a false copycat religion it copy's Judaism in many points. It is nothing Like Christianity. Where it differs, Judaism is based on living a life of Righteousness before God and loving your fellow man. Islam is based on hate, violence, and revenge. To this day if a Muslim converts to another religion he/she will be killed. That why Muslims strap bombs to their back and kill innocent people in the name of their god. I ask what kind of god would tell someone to do that. Only a devil would, is the only correct answer. \n\nJudaism was given to Moses by God, where Islam was form by a man therefore false its a made-man religion. Judaism has been around for thousands of years, historical you will NEVER find a trace of Islam before 600 AD.\n\nThe only reason Islam spread as quickly as it did Muslims would go to a non-Muslim village and give the people a choice convert or die. Once they converted they were given another choice help us to convert the world to Islam or die. That's were the crusades come in when Islam started pushing its way into Europe by convert one village at a time European Christian stood up against the army of Muslims and pushed them back into the Middle East. When that happen Muslim changes directions and headed into Asia and down into Africa.\n\nThe bottom line is Islam is false religion and only a Idiot would believe in it.  Study history pal!
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This would seem an absurd notion. For one just as Christianity & Judaism are divided into multiple sects  So to is Islam divided into two major sects and several minor ones like the Druse of Lebanon. Islam is far from a monolith. In fact Islam was one of the more tolerant of the 3 major Mono-theistic  faiths through much of it's history. In fact during the Spanish Inquisition many of Europe's Jews Fled to Muslim Turkey where they were allowed to to practice freely.\n\nThat said Islam has always had a more militant element than either Christianity or Judaism. Fundamentalist within Islam Have used this militant past to justify a resurgence of militant  behavior in order to reestablish regional caliphates and ultimately the the goal is to reestablish the grand caliphate which would reunite all Muslims under one faith and institute Sharia Law throughout the Muslim world. Many, if not most, of the Islamic fundamentalist sects reject outright the broader interpretation of Jihad as an inner struggle to surrender to the will of Allah. They favor the more literal interpretation of Jihad which is Literally force surrender to Allah's will.\nIn Sum, Are most Muslims terrorist likely not But if you ask are most Fundamentalist Muslims in support of terror and other forceful means the answer would be yes.
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Well, they could do with being a lot less radical and extreme, but you can't blame them for being enraged by the desecration of Muhammad.  How would you like it if someone completely and utterly defiled the leader of your religion?
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Ibn Warraq put it, "Historically speaking, Monotheism has often shown itself to be ferociously intolerant, in contrast to polytheism on behalf of which religious wars have never been waged."\n\n“Christians see it as their duty to save the soul of the non-believer, who is seen as inferior. Such religions are inherently predatory and destructive of the cultural systems that they encounter in their role as the aggressor.”\n\n\nChristian churches have formed terrorist organisation in non christian countries. In north east India they have been using all methods for conversion including conversions at gun point. In some states they have literally banned practising hinduism in last four years. 20 hindus were killed only in 2001 for not converting.\n\nOnce they get considerable number of converts they turn more aggressive and resort to more violent tactics, They have been trying to break india and make a separate christian nation now. Thats the fruit we got for being tolerant and giving them freedom to practice their religion. I gave you just a glimpse.\n\nI was surprised by people who answered your question by refering to history. \n\nIt is intersting to see that many christians are blissfully unaware of these facts!Or is it wishfull blindness?
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There was a time in European history where the Church held absolute sway in the appointment and endorsement of political rulers, as well as their own "police force" of inquisitors where free-thinkers and political opponents were burned, tortured, and murdered.  Wars were repeatedely fought against the Muslim in Muslim lands to distract and divide the folks at home and to keep the people militarized and the money flowing into the coffers of the tyrannical kings.  This period was affectionately known as "The Dark Ages" and "Medievel Age" appropriately.  Woe betide the man who willfully repeats disastrous history.
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Whoever kills a soul, unless for a soul, or for corruption done in the land - it is as if he had slain mankind entirely. And whoever saves one, it is as if he had saved mankind entirely \n\n[Qur'an 5:32] \n\n\n\nJihad \n\nThe word jihad sends shivers down the spines of many Westerners. They readily equate this term with violence and oppression. However, it must be said that the meaning of jihad, as a 'holy war', is something which is totally foreign and not from Islam. If anything, such a description belongs more so to Christianity and its adherents. It was terms like this which were used to justify the slaughter and pillage of towns and cities during the crusades by the Christians. By simply looking into the sources of Islam, one is able to know that the true meaning of jihad is to strive/make effort in the way of Allah. Thus striving in the way of Allah can be both peaceful and physical. The Prophet Muhammed (saws) said: \n\n"The best jihad is (by) the one who strives against his own self for Allah, The Mighty and Majestic" [3]\n\nIn the Qur'an, Allah also says: \n\n"So obey not the disbelievers, but make a great jihad (effort) against them (by preaching) with it (the Qur'an)" \n(Surah Al-Furqan 25:52)\n\nBy controlling and fighting against ones desires, the Muslims can then also physically exert themselves in the path of Allah. It is this physical or combative jihad which receives so much criticism. Because of the sheer ignorance of this type of jihad Islam is regarded as terror, and Muslims are regarded as terrorists. However, the very purpose of this physical jihad is to raise the word of Allah uppermost. By doing this, it liberates and emancipates all those who are crying out for freedom all over the world. If the likes of the pacifists of this world had their way, then the world would indeed be full of anarchy and mischief. The combative jihad seeks to correct this as Allah says in the Qur'an:\n\n"And if Allah did not check one set of people by means of another, the Earth would be full of mischief. But Allah is full of bounty to the worlds"\n(Surah Al-Baqarah 2:251)\n\nSuch would be the corruption on this Earth if there had never been a combative jihad that Allah says: \n\n"For had it not been that Allah checks one set of people by means of another, monasteries, churches, synagogues and mosques, wherein the name of Allah is mentioned much, would surely have been pulled down. Indeed Allah will help those who help His (cause). Truly Allah is All strong, All mighty" \n(Surah Al-Hajj 22:40)\n\nThis combative jihad being both defensive and offensive, is something which is commanded by Allah upon the Muslims. Through this command the oppressed and weak are rescued from the tyranny of the world:\n\n"And what is the matter with you that you do not fight in the cause of Allah and for those weak, ill treated and oppressed among men, women and children whose only cry is; 'Our Lord, rescue us from this town whose people are oppressors and raise for us from you one who will protect and raise for us from you one who will help"\n(Surah An-Nisa 4:75)\n\nAnyone who knows the early history of Islam, will know that all those nations and empires which came under the fold of Islam were indeed previously oppressed. When the companions of the Prophet Muhammed (saws) went out for the offensive jihad against the Egyptians, the Persians and the Romans, we find that the people did not resist against them at all. Rather, they accepted Islam on such a scale, that it is inconceivable that the jihad of Islam could be anything other then a liberation for these people; a liberation from centuries of tyranny. In fact, with the Byzantine Egyptians and the people of Spain, the Muslims were even beckoned to come and liberate these lands from the oppression of their kings. This is the glorious track record of the Muslim jihad. Compare this with the brutal track record of warfare i
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The "Muslims" you speak of, are a vast MINORITY of their religion.  The fact of the matter is, is that 80% (maybe even more) of Islamic believers are peace loving.  \n\nKeep in mind as well, that Christians have also killed people because 'God told them to'.  Have you ever heard of the Crusades?
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Yes and no. Depends on which part of the church body. The Crusades took place because the Roman Catholic Church translated the Bible into Latin, locked it up behind gates and said, "Thus and thus is what God says." From this we got inquisitions, crusades, indulgences and the like.\n\nWhen the reformation translated the Bible into German and English, the average person could stand up to the evil popery and say "No!" for the Bible says thus and thus. Then the killing and fleecing soon stopped.
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They have huge issues with their religion. That is why for centuries they have killed or forcibly converted those who disagreed. But of course those weren't true Christians, although the resemblance was uncanny...
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They were the Cathars (correct spelling will help you search Wikipedia - I won't do that for you).  They were a heretic sect of Christianiity that became extrremeely popular in southern France.   They  suffered greatly at the hands of the Inquisition, and were finally supprressed brutally in the Albigensian Crusade.
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ACTUALLY, YES they do.  They both originated from JUDAISM.  Christianity was founded by Christ who was a Jew.  His teachings he hoped would expound upon God's love and to clarify how he wanted us to live our lives.  Islam was founded by Mohammed (hope I spelled it right)  Mohammed created Islam in hopes of uniting the warring tribes into a single Arabic state through religion.  Mohammed after hearing many travelers from both of the aforemention religions claims to have been visited by the angel Gabriel and instructed to form Islam.  He did not "write" the koran as many people believe because he was illiterate.  however, after his dream/visit from the angel Gabriel, he dictated the religion to someone...\nThis is just a vague synopsis so look up more information on the history of the religions (not the practices).  I dont remember much because I took world history like two years ago but i did learn that they came from the same place...so what is all the fighting about?  extremists.  there are some people who interpret the koran one way and some who interpret another.  same with christianity.  some interpret one way and hundreds interpret it in other ways.
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The Crusades were a series of holy wars waged by Christians (usually against Muslims) in the medieval period. The word "crusdade" has enterd the lexicon as a general word for any kind of holy war, or sometimes for any campaign someone wages with serious zeal. Check out Wikipedia for a good jumping-off point on the Crusades:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crusades
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I know that this is going to sound paradoxical, but I would say that the main reason why they did not tell you the truth about Islam is that they were …Christian...\nEvery criticism of Quran can be matched with equal criticism of the Bible. So Christians are afraid to criticize Quran, because their criticism will also be against their own religion.\n\nCertainly Quran is utterly idiotic; however the Bible is full of idiocy as well. It is really hard to decide which is more absurd: the Muhammad riding his donkey to Heaven where he meets his Allah, or Jesus being born from a virgin, raising from dead or walking on water. Both is retarded, and both keeps the believers in the state of mental retardation.\nWithout any doubt Quran is a fanatical terrorist bloody scripture, and the Bible, too, is a genocidal fanatical scripture. Quran says kill the infidel, the Bible says kill a man who collected some sticks to make a little fire on a Saturday! The “God” of the Bible tell the Jews to exterminate whole nations living in Canaan, men women, even their cattle. The New Testament is a fanatical scripture as well; it clearly states that unless you are saved by Jesus you are going to hell. Either you are with Jesus, or you are against. So there are many parallels between Islam on one hand and Christianity and Judaism on the other. \nJudaism has lost its lethal power because Jews became powerless after being kicked out from their country some 1800 years ago. However Christianity and Islam have committed so many crimes against humanity that it is hard to judge which of these two cults have been more deadly. Both are guilty of genocides, persecution of minorities, repression of women, anti-democratic, anti-human and anti-scientific attitudes. Both are responsible for murder of hundreds of millions of people. \nThe BID difference is that the Western countries are now living in POST-Christian era, while the Muslims are still in the middle of Islamic Dark Ages. \nSo the advantage of Christianity of Islam is only because Christianity is relatively weak and has been to a large degree been replaced with humanism. Still, unfortunately Christianity is a dominating moral force, and very few people have the courage relegate Christianity to a museum where it belongs. Until such time, there will not be political courage to fight Islamic dark ages. Until such time, you will not hear the truth that “Islam is Fascism” that “Muhammad was a pervert, a liar, and a rapist”. \nOF course this is a very condensed answer that does not cover all aspects; it just focuses on one important aspect. I still hope that you read this carefully and consider the merits of what I wrote.\nAnd to my Muslim brothers and sisters, I do not hate Muslims; I hate only the Darkness but not the people (Muslims) who suffer from it. (I too was a Muslim once)\n\n**********************************************8\nOne more thing: I have to do some justice to the Bible and admit, that while from the literary point of view Quran is complete trash, the Bible, on the other hand while also full of trash, also contains parts that are among the worlds most beautiful literature on the same level as Odyssey and Shakespeare.
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The hatred in the Middle East is a result of totalitarian control and super-nationalism.\nLook at it this way. The Nazis were all Christians, did that make Christianity an evil thing?
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I recently listened to a tape "The Crisis of Islam" that I got at the library. It helped me to understand. I will try to explain but I hope you will get the tape as I am not an expert on this. \n     Not all Muslims believe the same. The radical Muslims believe that the Jews were God's chosen and because they rejected Him and His Laws the Christians became great because they, especially those in America honored God and His Law. But then they saw that America was not honoring God in their ways. And they believed that Muslims were meant to be the Chosen of God in this time. As Hitler killed Jews they want to kill Christians. \n     The Bible does show that every time the Jews mixed themselves with the pagan religions, God sent their enemies against them. When they repented and returned to God, God again favored them.  It would seem that in America  as a culture we have mixed with many pagan religions saying their all the same. We have taken God's Word out of our schools and we have done many other things to anger God, as trying to remove the Ten Commandments as our standard of law. \n     God in the past has removed His hand of protection from the Jews until they repented and returned to Him. I believe that the radical Muslim is our enemy and God has removed His protection because our people no longer fear God or choose His ways.
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we are studying that in school now actually haha. I believe that the Muslims prevailed and the Christians lost. The only crusade the Christians won was the first