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“If people cannot write well, they cannot think well, and if they cannot think well, others will do their thinking for them.” - George Orwell

The Crusaders were. Why aren’t you?

“Why does Jesus arm his disciples with two swords? Actually Jesus tells us. … Jesus gives the reason for arming Peter and one other discipke when he says, ”For the time has come for this prophecy about me to be fulfilled: ‘He was counted among the rebels.’ - Luke 22:37 Jesus did not arm his...

“The biblical test case for love of God is love of neighbor; the biblical test case for love of neighbor is love of enemy. And you can’t love your neighbor-enemy by using a sword, a gun, or a hydrogen bomb against them. But if you don’t agree with what Jesus believes about violence, you can...

@Armour of God, Is Islam the religion of peace? Is Christianity the religion of peace? Are neither of them the religion of peace? Is there any such thing as the religion of peace? Should there be the religion of peace?

For me it would be the book commonly called “The Bible in miniature” -> Isaiah. Why? Because of its focus on the coming messianic kingdom.

“He says that the very hairs of our head are all numbered. That’s the measure of the loving interest and special concern which God, as our Father, takes in us.” - Martyn Lloyd-Jones

I’m well-read on the subject of the Crusades. (Among other things, I’m a retired adjunct college professor. And among the variety of subjects I taught is Church history.) It isn’t about me feeling better. It’s about obeying the teaching of Jesus and the apostles.

Then a case could be made that the Crusaders killed and died for them. Muslims around the world are converting to Christianity. @Debp has some threads discussing it. My family origin is European. They were Protestants and famous in England for a number of reasons, including a rebellion...

Are you Roman Catholic? Would no one living in your parents’ country follow Jesus if it was an Islamic state?

Christians killing Christians. That’s not something Jesus of Nazareth would be pleased with his followers doing. It’s certainly not what he instructed his followers to do.

I haven’t asked @Armour of God if he thinks the pope(s) who are connected with the Crusades acted “so you can be here, living in good times, peacefully, not fighting any war, not under any oppressed governments, not under Islamic regimes, practicing your religion, safely displaying your beliefs”...

He will. “Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.” I grew in wisdom and knowledge from hearing @Armour of God tell me what he really thinks. I appreciate that he took the time to do so. He caused me to think, and I thank him for that.

“Nothing develops the mind like reading books.” - Brian Tolentino https://x.com/tolentinoteach/status/2048173856691798133?s=61