What do you think of Christianity?
I think Christianity has issues in its past such as the crusades.
Can you enlighten me about the crusades?
The history of the crusades is a controversial topic but ultimately it involves a holy war between the European Christians and the Muslims of the middle east for control over religious sites such as Jerusalem. .
Who is in control of Jerusalem now, Christians or Muslims?
Neither actually, Jeresalem is located between the Mediterranean and Dead Seas and is part of Israel, which is a Jewish county.
I believe many people still take pilgrimages there
technological center is Tel Aviv, while its seat of government and proclaimed capital is Jerusalem, although the state's sovereignty over Jerusalem has only partial recognition.
Israel has evidence of the earliest migration of hominids out of Africa. Canaanite tribes are archaeologically attested since the Middle Bronze Age, while the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah emerged during the Iron Age. The Neo-Assyrian Empire destroyed Israel around 720 BCE. Judah was later conquered by the Babylonian, Persian and Hellenistic empires and had existed as Jewish autonomous provinces. The successful
to defend themselves and by the 11th century, this slowly lead to the emergence of the Crusades, the concept of "holy war", and terminology such as "enemies of God". By the time of the Crusades, "Despite all the violence during this period, the majority of Christians were not active participants but were more often its victims" and groups like the Franciscans were established which used nonviolent means to peacefully dialogue with Muslims.
Today the relationship between Christianity and violence is the subject of controversy because one