[Shotimes] OT: Beheading

[Koll]

Not so fast Paul, the Crusades were necessary and vital to the survival of
the West.  Back when they ocurred, the Arab empire was the odds-on favorite
to become #1.  They didn't shy away from ambitions of conquest.

The Crusades stopped that - cold.

I bought this book on Amazon. ($7) An easy and engaging read.  Highly
recommended.

A Concise History of the Crusades
by Thomas F. Madden

http://tinyurl.com/3y4h4

The notion that The Crusades were wrong, evil or backward is one of the
"modern myths" fostered on a lazy public that doesn't ask "why".

(Richard "The Lionheart" rules!)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul L Fisher" <sho@paul-fisher.com>
To: "'Ian Fisher'" <dataflash@yahoo.com>
Cc: <Shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 4:22 AM
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] OT: Beheading


> We need to all get over the Crusades. It was a bad thing. It was hundreds
of
> years ago. Let's get over it.