The source of conflict between Muslims and Christians in the Middle Ages. The conflict between Christians and Muslim can be still observed in various parts of the world. One could think that there has always been hostility between Christians and Muslims since the younger religion‚ Islam came into existence in the 7th century and started to spread. Another very common opinion is that the religions themselves – Christianity and Islam are the source of this conflict. Even though both these opinions
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activities. Such contacts and interactions offer a degree of protection to the clergy and their administrations and can strengthen their immunity from state intervention. It is hard to come up with a solution for the problem of sacred places in Jerusalem. If a peaceful arrangement can not be reached it seems as if a trust should be set up with a counsel of people who wish to preserve these sites. The main goal would be for them to protect the sacred sites for future pilgrimage. It is hard to say
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by Paul Ainsley. The four most well known songs from this musical include “Superstar”‚ “Simon Zealot Poor Jerusalem”‚ “Gethsemane” and “Everything’s Alright”. The show first opened on October 12th‚ 1971 and closed on July 1‚ 1973 with a total of 711 performances within that time. The length of the show was approximately an hour and fifty five minutes. The setting of the musical is Jerusalem‚ house of herod‚ garden of Gethsemane and many other places during the time Christ was thought to have lived
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Israel-Palestinian peace process: Two states for two peoples." Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs N.p.‚ Nov. 2007. Web. 9 Dec. 2009. http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Peace+Process/Guide+to+the+Peace+Process/The+Israel-Palestinian+peace+process+Two-state+vision.htm - "Jerusalem: Crucible of the conflict." BBC Dec. 2007. Web. 9 Dec. 2009. .
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Philistines and gain control of Canaan. Also during his reign‚ King David established the capital of Israel at Jerusalem‚ which remains a religious center in today’s world. However‚ it was David’s son‚ King Solomon‚ who brought Israel to the height of its power and came to be regarded as one of the greatest and wisest kings in history. Solomon went on to build the famous Hebrew Temple in Jerusalem
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The Crusades‚ often enough‚ is used as a weapon for atheist to disprove Christianity as a peaceful religion. Many people say the crusades were a chain of attacks against world religion. Others claim it was an excuse to murder thousands. In my personal opinion‚ I disagree with all of the aforementioned claims. The crusades were a chain of events that were started by Pope Urban II‚ to regulate‚ and to attempt to eliminate Islam from the face of the earth. Islam had been expanding through violence
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Pharaoh "give up" to God. So after all the plaques happened and killed his family‚ pharaoh let the Israelites flee. But then when they left‚ Pharaoh chased after them. God sent Moses and the fleeing Israelites on a journey to the promised land of Jerusalem. They left Egypt with all their possessions. While on their journey‚ they got to an obstacle. That was the red sea. So god told Moses to put his staff In the water and when he does‚ it will part the waters. So they can walk across on dry land. But
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group called the Seljuks sought to overthrow Byzantine and other western civilizations. Once they had control of the Holy Land and Jerusalem‚ Christians were no longer permitted to travel to Jerusalem or any other religious sites. In hopes of stopping the continuous rule of the Turks‚ Pope Urban II called a council and was encouraged to create an army to head for Jerusalem. That army was created and told to start a “Holy War”‚ or crusade. To promote the crusades‚ the Roman Catholic Church first promised
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Rubenstein says since Urban was calling for an earthly battle in Jerusalem‚ and the biblical prophecies had predicted a heavenly battle in Jerusalem- it was impossible to not see the link between the two battles. One motivation for pilgrims joining the First Crusade was that they believed that the Apocalypse was nigh‚ and they wanted to be in Jerusalem when these events took place. Additionally‚ some crusaders believed that by going to Jerusalem‚ they could “set in motion the events of Apocalypse.” Essentially
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dead. At the Council of Clermont in 1095 the leader of the Roman Catholic Church at the time - Pope Urban II - gave a call to arms that resulted in the calling of the first crusade with the objective of reclaiming the Holy Land and winning back Jerusalem for the Christians. Religious motivation was a primary reason thousands took the cross‚ but there were many other factors as well such as: to acquire land‚ to gain riches‚ for a sense of adventure‚ as well as overpopulation and famine. This essay
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