Originally posted by traderfut2000
We might recall that those Arabs of Spain were fairly tolerant of Christians and Jews, while we gave rise to the ghettoes, and that Saladin, when he reconquered Jerusalem, was more merciful to the Christians than the Christians had been to the Saracens when they took over Jerusalem
Each religion has its skeletons in the closet. Even the "peaceful" Hindus and Buddhists have engaged in horrific acts of violence throughout history. We've gotten off topic. What exactly is being debated here?
The Jews and Arabs are equally guilty of atrocities being committed against each other in the name of self-defense, racism, religion ad nauseum. It seems to me that organized religion is the real culprit behind all of the violence in this world. I'm sure the deities behind these religions are laughing their asses off at the cruel joke they've played on mankind.