Hot Air has an interview with Robert Spencer of Jihad Watch.

This is one the best explainations of the differences between Christianity and RADICAL Islam; the most important idea brought out from the interview and the ensuing comments is (as usual, emph. mine. D):

"Read the whole New Testament and you wonÂ’t find any justification for the Crusades, the witch-hunts and the Inquisition. Westerners deviated from Biblical Christianity when our ancestors did these things. On the other hand, when muslims engage in jihad, they are not deviating from their religion, but are acting according to it." (

Another point brought out in discussion in the comments was that the Crusades were the result of a (long delayed) response of Muslim Jihad:

"We canÂ’t even include the Crusades in this, as it was a response to 300 years of jihad by muslims in Jerusalem & other parts of the territory.

It may not be specifically sanctioned by the New Testament, but fighting oppression by muslims was vital to protect the Christians and Jews in the region.

That needs to be kept in mindÂ…that and 350 years of the Inquisition killed fewer than 4 years of attacks today, or 500 years of Moghul rule."

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