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“[If you do not respond to a brutal threat in a brutal way, you will not be a man.] You will be a man in form but not substance.” @Jericho you didn’t make this comment. I would like to know your opinion of it. *** @JesusFan you also didn’t make the comment I’m asking about in this post, but I...

Only one defender of the Crusaders in this thread prior to you has spoken against the atrocities committed by the Crusaders - against Mislims, Jews, and Christians. “Atrocity” is a word that should never be applicable to a follower of Jesus. The Crusaders were as brutal and as savage as the...

* I typically don’t. Does anyone who is posting in this thread? *

* I was going to surprise my wife by folding a napkin this way. I don’t know how it happened but somehow it came out not looking quite right. *

Another question for @Jericho and @JesusFan. “You are not a follower of Jesus if you aren’t armed, ready to kill.” Do either of you support that teaching? If you do, why? If you don’t, why don’t you?

@Jericho do you believe that God can work through people who do not obey the teaching of Jesus and the apostles on how to treat enemies to accomplish his purpose? (I do. And that is what I see happened in the Crusades.) *** @JesusFan, same question. What about you?

Primarily, but not exclusively. The Crusaders attacked and destroyed Jewish populations where no Muslims resided. What is God’s plan for those who have come out of the world? It has changed for those who obey the teaching of Jesus and the apostles on how to treat enemies. Jesus, the...

Why did they also kill Christians and Jews? Why did the Crusaders act like Muslims? Do you approve of their behavior? Do you encourage others to act toward their enemies as they acted toward theirs? Where do you stand on the teaching of Jesus and the apostles on how to treat enemies?