In the past, I have made the point on FR that the Crusades were a response to Islamic expansion. However, those freepers who are inclined to bash Christians have continued to toss out the Crusades as an indictment of Christianity. It seems that these same people never quite make it to threads like this one that expose the truth. I am waiting for one of the bashers to show up here and say, "Oh, I see. I was totally wrong due to my ignorance of historical events and my cultural bias. Sorry."
still waiting...
However, those freepers who are inclined to bash Christians have continued to toss out the Crusades as an indictment of Christianity. It would be nice to think the jihadi apologists here on FR are simply victims of a Cliff Notes History Curriculum, but I doubt that is the case. To defend the indefensible, they are forced to resort to tired old cliches and all the usual anti-Western, anti-imperialist claptrap.
There will always be those who hate Christianity...