My First Crusade Challenge

[Split Rock]

The First Crusade was hailed as a great triumph of Christianity over the muslim infidels. You live during the times of The First Crusade. Question: How could you be against the First Crusade given that it was supported by Christians all over the world and in particular by the only Christian Church in existance at the time?

 

[Wirraway]

The First Crusade was hailed as a great triumph of Christianity over the muslim infidels. You live during the times of The First Crusade. Question: How could you be against the First Crusade given that it was supported by Christians all over the world and in particular by the only Christian Church in existance at the time?

"How much is this gonna cost?"

"We're going to occupy what?"

"What's this 'hearts and minds' thing?"

"Is there an exit strategy?"

 

[AV1611VET]

The First Crusade was hailed as a great triumph of Christianity over the muslim infidels. You live during the times of The First Crusade. Question: How could you be against the First Crusade given that it was supported by Christians all over the world and in particular by the only Christian Church in existance at the time?

By listening to my fundamental independent pastor, and not being a part of something that Jesus, Himself said He would take care of when He returns.

 

[Split Rock]

By listening to my fundamental independent pastor, and not being a part of something that Jesus, Himself said He would take care of when He returns.

There was no "fundamental independent pastor." There was only one church for all Christians, unless you lived in eastern lands under Greek Orthodoxy. And those were the lands that asked for the Crusade in the first place.

 

[AV1611VET]

There was no "fundamental independent pastor." There was only one church for all Christians...

Uh-huh -- keep telling yourself that.

Remember: according to some, there are ... ahem ... 38,000 different sects.

 

[Wirraway]

Uh-huh -- keep telling yourself that.

Remember: according to some, there are ... ahem ... 38,000 different sects.

you don't actually know what the First Crusade was, do you?

 

[Delphiki]

Are != Were

 

[AV1611VET]

you don't actually know what the First Crusade was, do you?

I read all about the Crusades and Prester John and Richard the Lionhearted, etc. and so forth.

You might want to familiarize yourself with a little writing called The Trail of Blood, by J.M. Carroll:

 

[Wirraway]

I read all about the Crusades and Prester John and Richard the Lionhearted, etc. and so forth.

You might want to familiarize

took you a while to google it, eh?

 

[Split Rock]

Uh-huh -- keep telling yourself that.

I tell myself that because its true. If you know different, please enlighten us with the names of a few other Christian churches of the time. Then you can explain what the whole hubub was over the so-called "Reformation" that occurred later in history.

Remember: according to some, there are ... ahem ... 38,000 different sects.

Your point being?

 

[Wirraway]

Prester John???? come on....

 

[Targ]

Prester John???? come on....

I can't believe Marco Polo's diaries lied to me.

 

[Wirraway]

I can't believe Marco Polo's diaries lied to me.

didn't find any of the Thar Be Dragyns"?