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Originally Posted by T-Rock

Had the MUSLIM Crusaders beaten their swords into plowshares, Byzantine emperor Alexius Comnenus would never have written Pope Urban II in 1094 requesting assistance against the Islamic invasions of his territory.
http://www.americanthinker.com/2005/...ic_crusad.html

Sorry for the rant, nevertheless, here is an awesome documentary regarding the “Crusades” and Islamic aggression:
http://www.youtube.com/user/Occident.../0/--TpCJF68uc

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in this article the author states, "Though European Crusaders may have been sincere, they wandered off from the origins of Christianity when they slashed and burned and forced conversions. Jesus never used violence; neither did he call his disciples to use it. Given this historical fact, it is only natural that the New Testament would never endorse violence to spread the word of the true God. Textual reality matches historical reality in the time of Jesus."

Someone has'nt read through Luke...Luke 19-27 "But those enemies of mine who did not want me to be king over them--bring them here and kill them in front of me.'"

Yes Jesus said this in a parable, but he is no doubt the king in his story.
HOWEVER! I believe that this is a fundamental passage that shows the heart of Christianity; for christians do not use this passage as an excuse to commit murder. It is undeniable, it is right there plain as day, Jesus has given us permission to kill anyone who is not and will not accept him as king. It has been two thousand years, and yet that passage has faded from our sermons, our knowledge, our teaching. We read over it and don't take a second look at it. Christians do not want war, they want peace.