[Texas Eagle]

Seldom are historical events identical to present realities.

Au contraire, mon Friar.

It is written somewhere that there is nothing new under the sun.

It escapes my mind right now where I read that. I'll do a Bing search and get back to you.

[x_plus_one]

One crusade that is totally ignored by all save the catholic church is the Albigensian crusade. Three hundred years of heretics in south eastern france - Le Languedoc - egged on by the presence of unfettered islam - nearly brought Christianity down.

Simon de Montfort Sr took his own funds, raised an army and took the cross for christ to the Cathars - the Pure Ones. Christian Churches sheltered the Cathars to protect them from the crusaders. When asked how to tell which was christian or cathar it was said "Kill Them All, God Will Know His Own"

Christian heresies are not new and are ripe targets.

[Biggirl]

This writer has done a number of books on the crusades:

http://www.thomasmadden.org/

[onedoug]

Concerning the ME, and øbola's reluctance, really, to do anything that would check the muslim hordes currently ravaging toward Europe: Infantry is still the Queen of Battle.

[redleghunter]

Ecclesiastes 1:9King James Version (KJV)

9 The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.

[RnMomof7]

It is written somewhere that there is nothing new under the sun.

try the OT..Solomon

[rwa265]

9 The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.

10 Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.

Ecclesiastes 1:9-10

[dsc]

“It is written somewhere that there is nothing new under the sun. It escapes my mind right now where I read that.”

Ecclesiastes 1:10.