The Ottoman Empire wanted to expand its territory and the Byzantine Empire was the best place to expand into because the Byzantines were corrupted and a declining empire with roads and infrastructure already in place so it was ideal to invade. That's not to say that religion played no part in it - it did - but they weren't savages and didn't massacre Christians for being Christians. Also im talking about the Ottomans before the 1500's, before they declined and became corrupt. Not the Ottomans of the 1800's who massacred Albanians.
Soap that was the stupidest response i have ever heard in my life read history then come talk to me :lol:
Minorities tend to do that. That's why San Francisco has Chinatown, New York has Little Italy, Denver has Koreatown, etc, etc, etc. And if you think Muslims all live in caves, you're seriously uniformed.
Why would I re-read it? Lol. There are much better written middle east texts in print than the Koran. Honestly, i don't want to re-read a text that jumps multiple bible stories from Genesis, without telling the full account of the story, then 5 lines later in the same breath denounces Jesus as just a teacher, when the text reads as if the text was written while on weed or adderol. For a civilization that gave us coffeehouses and news ports in the 1500's, you'd think someone would have realized the text of their religion is that badly written and have a reformation.
We have a China Buffett here in Kentucky. Thats about as close to chinatown we go. I don't even think Tennessee has chinatowns
Mister Universe - I could say the same about Christianity Let's play - he gave the same answer as me -_- I just gave more detail.
Dont think its over just yet. Gunman was just killed by police, after 4 hostages were murdered in a kosher market. Edit: Jerusalem Post is reporting 5 hostages killed.
Maybe you should go fight ISIS then no? Instead of those Kurdish fighters doing it? Those Muslims Kurdish fighters. That's a little much, even for trolling.
Smelly soap do you not expect people to be disgusted by the actions of extremists and a culture that ignores its own teachings and advocates violence and hatred. There is no defending what has been done. Leave the religious debate to another thread. Create your own of you feel the need. Let this stand as a tribute to the innocent lives wasted by evil extremists. I would also suggest leaving a period of grace before starting a religious topic as at the moment I doubt many care about religion. Just the murders that took place. In no religion does it say murdering over a cartoon is acceptable. In no culture should it be. Ever
I was a little harsh, but hell! These guys went about everyday life as usual in France! They did everything a normal person, or a normal Muslim does! And then they do this. Anybody is capable of anything, especially when you believe that it is okay to kill those who don't believe your religion.