Answer my question first, BJerk. Originally Posted by CuteOldGuyLove them?
Love them? Originally Posted by Bert JonesThen why do you wish misery on an entire race?
Then why do you wish misery on an entire race?I only wish the most oppressive race in history gives up its turn at the top and let's the rest of us play in the sandbox.
You're not really a Christian, are you?
And yes, I believe Jesus was real. I just don't believe everything Constantine wanted his subjects to believe about him. Constantine mandated the Bible, not God, as a tool of repression.
But you don't believe the Bible anyway, do you, BJerk? Originally Posted by CuteOldGuy
I only wish the most oppressive race in history gives up its turn at the top and let's the rest of us play in the sandbox. Originally Posted by Bert JonesYet another stupid comment by Bert Jones.
Yet another stupid comment by Bert Jones.
Try studying the history of Arabs. They enslaved blacks LONG before Europeans did and they continued enslaving them LONG after. In fact, they still practice a form of chattel slavery of blacks in Mauritania.
As if that isn't enough, over the course of several centuries, the Arabs also enslaved over a million Europeans - mostly ones that were captured in the Mediterranean by Barbary pirates.
They even grabbed Americans, too. The Marine Corps Hymn mentions "the shores of Tripoli", which references one of America's earliest military actions - against the Barbary pirates.
Essentially, if you weren't a Muslim, Arabs regarded you as inferior and up for grabs. To a large extent, they still do. Originally Posted by ExNYer
I'm going to check your reference to a million European slaves from the Mediterranean and present day chattel slavery in Mauritania. Originally Posted by Bert JonesYou should. It will be the first time you checked anything.
I'm going to check your reference to a million European slaves from the Mediterranean and present day chattel slavery in Mauritania. Originally Posted by Bert JonesDon't forget to check out the Turks while you're looking things up, BJ:
Don't forget to check out the Turks while you're looking things up, BJ:Looks like you conservatives are on a hot streak. Hell, even IB gets one right today!
"In the devşirme, which connotes "blood tax" or "child collection", young Christian boys from the Balkans and Anatolia were taken from their homes and families, converted to Islam and enlisted into the most famous branch of the Kapıkulu, the Janissaries, special soldier classes of the Ottoman army, which became a decisive factor in the Ottoman invasions of Europe.
"As late as 1908, female slaves were still sold in the Ottoman Empire." (wiki) Originally Posted by I B Hankering
Looks like you conservatives are on a hot streak. Hell, even IB gets one right today! Originally Posted by Bert JonesSlavery still alive in Sudan