War without end: A revisionist's history

[NorCalDem]

Surfing around the web today (it was FR actually) and found a link to this piece of trash. I don't have any comments, but I figured someone else might, so I'm linking to the article:

"Crusading ideals in the West were an answer to the greater threat of jihad. They were spurred by fear and necessity in a desperate competition with Islam that, for many centuries, Christians lost—and were aware that they were losing."

Wow!

Read the rest, if you dare!
http://www.crisismagazine.com/feature2.htm

[enigma000]

1. Fascinating article

I've always been interested in history (it was my minor) but I know so little of this time period. It seems the interaction between the Muslim and Christian world has long been violent and unhappy. And the result tainted both faiths.

I must see if I can find a book or two on this - it looks like history repeats itself again.........

[smirkymonkey]

2. You'd think we would have learned something from it.

But no, we're at it again.

[CatholicEdHead]

3. Crisis is a reactionary traditionalist Catholic publication

I got on their email list for fun and I get appaled the crap they send me. It is another segment of the fundie Protastantism just tweaked for a Catholic audience (which this magazine gives a very narrow definition (e.g. 100% "Orthodox" or nothing)).

[NorCalDem]

4. Yes, I figured it was a religious publication

didn't stop me from laughing/cringing at some of the "revisionist history" in the article, which is a very nice way of saying that it is a bunch of BS :D