a ‘Christian humanist’. As such‚ she believed that the penal system was a harsh way to punish those who disobeyed the law. She envisioned a system in which we could create a better growing atmosphere and give the criminals a chance to earn a living for themselves and build an improved lifestyle involving less crime. The above examples are just some of the many ways in which Caroline Chisholm represents Catholicism and acts upon the word of the Lord. Caroline’s work has inspired the Christians of
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to death‚ I know I did what any Christian soldier would do. Fighting for God and the Pope‚ this sacrifice will give me the right of passage to heaven for‚ I justify my deeds to save the holy land where Jesus‚ my savior‚ died for my sins. During the Middle Ages‚ religion was the way of life. With a strong heart full of faith‚ a conflict between the Christians and Muslims emerged‚ resulting in the Crusades: any of the military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Europe in the 11th‚ 12th‚ and
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In Peter Bergen’s Holy War‚ Inc‚ the reader is ushered through a head-spinning trip around the globe that serves to highlight the far-reaching effects of Al Qaeda‚ a terrorist organization that Bergen likens to a Multi-national holding company. While Bergen makes reference to similarities between the management of a Multi-national Corporation and that of al-Qaeda‚ it is seemingly not the primary focus of the book nor does it serve as a particularly suitable metaphor‚ especially in light of the events
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In the First Crusade‚ Christian knights that came from Europe went and capture Jerusalem. They had been massacring almost all the city’s Muslim and Jewish population. The reason this happened was because Christians were being persecuted in Jerusalem‚ because the Holy City was passed from Egyptians to Seljuk. A Pope called for a crusade to help Christians in the east and to recover the holy lands. And then people went over there immediately. A Crusade called “People’s Crusade” had went a far way with
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THE FOURTH CRUSADE The Crusades in the middle ages helped define religious and political life during this era. Life in the middle ages revolved around what was happening with the Pope and his anticipations for the next Crusade. The focuses of the crusades were ideally to unite the churches to bring back Christian leadership and control in the Holy Land‚ that is‚ Jerusalem. One of the most impacting crusades is known as the fourth Crusade when Innocent III was pope. The fourth crusade became terribly
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The Three Crusades There were three Crusades and they all took different routes from western Europe to Palestine. THE FIRST CRUSADE - The first crusade began in A.D. 1095. Pope Urban II mounted a platform outside the church at Clermont‚ France. The crowd shouted "Deus vult!" in response to the pope’s plea. Knights and peasants alike vowed to join the expedition to the Holy Land. For knights‚ the Crusade was a welcome chance to employ their fighting skills. For peasants‚ the Crusade
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~~~FIRST CRUSADE - After the Normans had settled in France and conquered England‚ both France and England‚ and also the Holy Roman Empire‚ were stronger than they had been since the time of Charlemagne. Their kings and queensbegan to think‚ as he had‚ of reconquering the whole Mediterranean and recreating the Roman Empire. In particular‚ they wanted to take Jerusalem‚ the city ofJesus Christ‚ away from the Islamic Fatimids who were ruling it. In 1095 AD Pope Urban made a great speech at Clermont
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11th century and the Holy Land is controlled by the Seljuk Turks. The Holy Land and Jerusalem is in the middle of three continents as shown in the map below. The Turks not only attacked Christian areas in the Byzantine Empire‚ but they also attacked Christian pilgrims. Unable to defend his land by himself‚ Byzantine Emperor Alexius I Comnenus has asked Pope Urban II for help. Post Number 2: As a result to Pope Urban’s decision to help the Byzantine Empire by taking back the Holy Land‚ people became
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The First Crusade 1095-1100 1. The crusading movement was a significant event in the history of medieval Europe. They opened an era in which Western Europe came into direct contact with the great trade routes that united the civilizations of Eurasia For the first time since the fall of the Roman empire‚ western Europe was not isolated‚ but a part of a greater world. Many things flowed along these trade routes. Some were good‚ such as paper‚ the compass‚ medicines and spices‚ new crops and advances
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what ways‚ could World War II be considered a continuation of World War I In 1918‚ the French population referred to a certain war as La der des der‚ which in English was translated as “the war to end all wars”. This event was the First World War‚ the most widespread and casualty-filled conflict the world had witnessed to date. Unfortunately‚ they were wrong in saying this‚ for 21 years later‚ global bloodshed was about to begin anew in the Second World War. In both wars
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