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Originally posted by Mojo_PeiPei
You sir are misinformed. Before the Muslims took over the holylands they were in Christian control. So they attacked first, the christians were only attempting to regain what was once in their control.
BTW while all you people knock the catholics church for her past sins, if it weren't for the church 1) we for sure would not be at the point we are now due to the Dark ages and 2) We all would probably be Spanish speaking muslims who are still stuck in the 12th century AD. [/B]
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Two additional responses: Before the Christians, it was the Pagan Romans who controlled the Holy Land. Before the Romans it was The Babylonians. Before the Babylonians it was the Hebrews. Before the Hebrews there were various semitic tribes, who are now known collectively as "Palestinians." So perhaps we should roll the clock all the way back through human history and give the holy land back to the people who were truly there first.
And as a recovering Cathoholic, I'll knock it as much as I want, thank you very much. The Catholic Church of the Middle Ages accused people Like Galileo Galilei and Copernicus of Heresy for trying to think differently. It certainly didn't encourage experimentation and free thinking. Europe in generarl only moved out of the Dark Ages because people were tired of the Papal Bullshit that was going on and they had been enlightened by learning and ideas received from Muslims while in the Holy Land. Marco Polo would never have gone to China if the Muslims hadn't told him it was there in the first place. The best thing the Oppressive Catholicism of the middle ages did was make people despise its practices and look for a better way of doing things. Even my history teachers in a Catholic High School admitted that.