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Originally Posted by maskedmelon
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The crusades are example of the danger of empowering any institution absolutely. Doing so will necessarily attract those who wish to wield that power whether they agree with the principles of the institution or not.
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Agreed, as far as Charlemagne is concerned, but iirc the Crusades were more a violent response to an equally violent Muslim expansion over a handful of centuries leading up to then. This would support the claim that "Islam is a threat to the civilized world" except that mankind, in general, is a threat to itself and few, if any, are civilized.
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Originally Posted by maskedmelon
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I just get sick and tired of the knee-jerk "Islam is a religion of peace" nonsense when people haven't read a verse of the damned book. Islam is a threat to the civilized world. It boasts the most robust self-defense and most powerful/seductive expansion mechanisms of any religion, with 100% intolerance of alternative systems.
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Is that you, Bill Maher? Don't make me dig through storage for old college notebooks just to "win" an internet debate. So not worth. If you really think that though, email the PhD below saying as much. Should be an interesting exchange.
Religion 102-H01: Introduction to World Religions
No horse in the race either, but it's infinitely more fun to bet on a Seabiscuit, in this case that just happens to be Islam, apparently. Tomorrow it will be Atheism or Socialism or...banana.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7m1h0Hf5uMs