[Destro]

The Turks' Prayer against the Christians

Eternal God and creator of all things, and thou O Mahomet his sacred and divine prophet. We beseech thee let us not dread the Christians, who are so mean and silly to rely on a crucified god. By the power of thy right hand, so strengthen ours that we may surround this foolish people, on every side, and utterly destroy them. At length fulfill our prayers and put these miscreants into our hands, that we may establish thy throne for ever in Mecca, and sacrifice all those enemies of our most holy religion at thy tomb. Blow us with thy mighty breath like swarms of flies into their quarters, and let the eyes of these infidels bedazelled with the lustre of our moon. Consume them with thy fiery darts, and blind them with the dust which they themselves have raised. Destroy them all in thine anger. Break all their bones in pieces, and consume the flesh and blood of those who defile thy sacrifice, and hang the sacred light of circumcision on their cross. Wash them with showers of many waters, who are so stupid to worship gods they know not: and make their Christ a son to that God who ne're begot him. Hasten therefore their destruction we humbly entreat thee, and blot out their name and religion, which they glory so much in, from off the face of the earth, that they may be no more, who condemn and mock at thy law. Amen.

[Yaron]

Who would have thought a small piece of leather furniture would have caused such ire?

[Vets_Husband_and_Wife]

Could be I'm just tired.. but you changed a prayer.. then posted this dribble why??

Seriously, I'm not picking a fight with you.. I just don't understand why you posted this crap.

[Vets_Husband_and_Wife]

Ok.. so you didn't "change" anything on the link you provided. But it is still crap. IMHO

[Celtjew Libertarian]

The Ottomans ran hot and cold with regard to other religions. In 1492, when Ferdinand and Isabella kicked the Jews out of Spain, the Ottoman Sultan welcomed as many of the fleeing Jews as he could get. Many of them settled in what is now Israel. Many more in what is now Turkey. Though most of the Turkish Jewish population went to Israel after 1948, there are still about 50,000 Jews in Turkey, who worship freely and have full rights.

One of my many times over great grandfathers made it to the Ottoman Empire then (in a sign that there is stupidity in my family history) decided to go north into Russia. Still, I thank the Ottomans for providing protection to some of my ancestors in a terrible time.