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→Christianity never attacked the Islamic world."
:'Attack' in this context means to be the aggressor. Christendom didn't attack the Islamic empire, it defended itself against invasion. [[User:Jcw|Jcw]] 03:06, 15 August 2011 (EDT)
:'Attack' in this context means to be the aggressor. Christendom didn't attack the Islamic empire, it defended itself against invasion. [[User:Jcw|Jcw]] 03:06, 15 August 2011 (EDT)
::Right. #1 then. Okay, thanks. [[User:MrMorganH|MrMorganH]] 09:37, 15 August 2011 (EDT)
::Right. #1 then. Okay, thanks. [[User:MrMorganH|MrMorganH]] 09:37, 15 August 2011 (EDT)
I'd hardly call the crusades a defence against Islamic invasion. While Christians, Jews, and Muslims alike see Jerusalem and the surrounding areas as the holy land, the Islamic Kingdoms of the time had had control of the area for a very long time before the Crusades. All territorial claims aside, by any technical definition of the word, it was a Christian invasion. I think this is somewhat of a grey area, and is easily up for debate. [[User:NSmyth|NSmyth]] 15:31, 22 August 2011 (EDT)