2007-11-27 13:37:38 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Simple: Don't invade other countries.
George W. certainly hasn't learned that lesson!
2007-11-27 13:41:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Our ancestors who would fight and kill for almost any reason learned another way. It was a monk that went into the Colliisium and brought and end to the gladiator games. If you look at many of the "religious wars" you will find that they were actually being fought over land or other property. if we just take Christianity for instance Many of the rulers who were later called Christian did not become what we would call Christians as they determined that they were Christian after they won a battle that they believed Jesus helped them win ( a bit oxymoronic since He is the prince of peace) and maintained a polytheistic belief most of thier lives espescially when it was convenient. If we look at the Crusades we find that the Moors and Muslim groups had moved far into what was then considered Christian territory( especially Byzantium) such as France and Spain. If you will merely look through the history books including one about that king made famous by the Da Vinci code.Each of the people you mention have a very skewed view of history and God. This is not to say that People have not made bad decisions and hurt people in the name of God. ( I would like to mention however the childrens crusade) But it isn't due to religion it is due to the nature of man which Christianity says one should expect.
2007-11-29 09:38:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Arthurian legend is the fictional origin of England. The Knights Templar lost the Holy Land to Saladin of Egypt in a series of battles, and were burned on crosses by the pope. A contemporary equivalent of the Knights Templar is the Halliburton corporation. A contemporary equivalent of the Knights of Malta, (Knights Hospitaller), is the Blackwater security agency.
2007-12-01 13:55:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The way to "learn and improve" from the Crusades is to "learn" what a pointless horror it is to go to war over religion and and to "improve" by vowing to never let it happen again.
2007-11-27 21:43:01 · answer #4 · answered by ImUURU? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Theirs been many different reasons why wars have been fought, and the crusades were just one type that really dont stand out as unique..... except perhaps that convincing the common folk they go to a better place after dying makes better fighters.
2007-11-27 21:46:17 · answer #5 · answered by tacs1ave 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The crusades were nothing more than lynch mobs, not unlike the whites in our country that went looking for blacks. Or any other angry mob that is out of control feeling justified in their action. A pack of Hyenas is far deadlier than one. Man supposedly enjoys the rank of the "superior being" on this planet but by our actions, I am hard pressed to see it.
2007-11-27 21:50:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aparently its impossible. Most people have no idea what actually happened in the Crusades, let alone what they can learn from the incident.
2007-11-27 21:41:25 · answer #7 · answered by NONAME 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't they learn that it dosn't work?
2007-11-27 21:53:40 · answer #8 · answered by punch 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋