Christians living

SOME nine hundred age ago, in 1096, the First struggle was about(predicate) to begin. If you had lived in Western Europe then, you efficacy contract witnessed large movements of men, wagons, horses, and ships. They were headed for Jerusalem, the blessed city, which had been below the control of Muslims since the s crimsonth ampere-second C. E. That was the premier(prenominal) of the Crusades. Many historians list eight major(ip) ones. These expeditions scarred the history of East-West relations. They were accompanied by massacres and cruelty committed in the promise of God and Christ. The last major Crusade began 174 years later, in 1270.The word urge on comes from the Latin word crux, which means cross. Members of the legion(predicate) expeditions sewed the symbol of the cross on their clothing. Why Crusades occurred? The declargond motive for the Crusades was to pass Jerusalem and the so-called sanctum burial from the Muslims. But the causes ran deeper. Except for a some incidents, relations between the professed Christians living in the Middle East and the Muslims had been relatively calm. An valuable factor that led to the Crusades was the turbulent political, economic, and apparitional climate that prevailed in Europe.In the 11th century, brisk rural lands were being given everyplace to agriculture, in an effort to increase feed production. City areas were enjoying new life. The population was growing. However, when a famine plunged large numbers of peasants into poverty, numerous poured into the cities, where unemployment and misery awaited them. Protests often erupted. At the top of the social hierarchy were numerous feudal barons. These professional warlords wanted to opt advantage of the political vacuum created by the breakup of Charlemagnes empire and enamour new estates.The Church of Rome was alike experiencing a period of turmoil. In 1054 it lost(p) control of the Eastern Church. In addition, some(prenominal) of the cler gy were being accused of immorality and of searching in politics. In the course of time, some other Crusades were mounted, the last in 1270. However, because of defeats, some(prenominal) began to discredit the legitimacy of such enterprises undertaken in the cause of righteousness. If God really approved of these holy wars, they thought, he would certainly wee prosperous those who claimed to act with his blessing.Yet, from the 13th century, church jurists assay to justify such religious wars and the clergys role in them. Durig those time and even until straight, People killing people in the name of religion in northern Ireland has cost 2,079 lives in 12 years 144 of those policemen, says the Los Angeles Times. Though the basic publishing is civil rightsthe rights of the Catholic minority versus that of the Protestant majorityreligion is deeply involved, and some(prenominal) sides put on resorted to a militant solution.The rustic has been transformed from a quiet backw ater and fortification of strict moral standards to a free-living, mid-20th century society, corrupted and changed by violent haggle and deeds, writes Barry White in the Toronto Star. While, activist priests have taken to carrying guns in the north, according to Newsweek, Muslims in the south are fighting their holy war against Catholic majority rule.Conclusion though the world at large appears to be at peace, more than two twelve small wars flicker and rage nigh the globe . . . taking thousands of lives, says an Associated Press dispatch. at hand(predicate) examination reveals the dismal truth that likely half or more of the wars now being fought around the world are either openly religious conflicts or involved with religious disputes, says newspaper editorialist C. L. Sulzberger. The said Crusade affects the people in the community and so made them have their own perception of the war. Some commented negatively about the crusaders and some agreed to their aims. divers(pren ominal) opinions occur on to which they support.But the Crusades and their failure should have taught that economic greed and desire for political prominence can lead to intensity and massacre. But the lesson has been ignored. The evidence lies in the many conflicts that have continued to stain many parts of our planet with blood. In these, religion often serves as a front line for abominations. References Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, What Do The Facts provide? , 22 March, 1982, pp. 4-5. Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, organized religions Role in past times Wars, 22 April 1972, pp. 11-15.