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@philokalia saidIt is just assumed that since the Crusaders identified as "Christian" then all others who also identify as Christians should used apologetics to defend them.
Without looking anything up, I can say that the Byzantines fully consented to the 1st Crusade and directly benefited from it.
The second Crusade also involved the Byzantines directly playing a role in the region, and one could argue that they pressured Crusader lords to swear fealty at several points.
I believe it was the Fourth Crusade in which the Byzantines were ...[text shortened]... rusaders?
That is a gross assumption.
You do not know enough about me to make that judgment.
Then when confronting the aggression of Islam around the world the Crusaders are brought up in an attempt to prove both Christianity and Islam are of the same nature.
But if we analyze both the Crusades and Islamic terror around the world they both share a common theme, which is a preoccupation regarding world conquest and control.
Do they really care who I worship, or do they really desire control over me instead?
It is light years away from the teachings of Jesus and the Christianity he offered us.
The post that was quoted here has been removedMost had no real idea what the Bible even said. In fact, Martin Luther was shocked at what it said, which is why he revolted.
Luckily, he was educated to read and had access to the Bible. Luther, along with the Guttenberg Press, eventually changed all that as people began to read for themselves instead of taking the word of the state.
@fmf saidA severe blow for trusting that people can think for themselves. Do they also outlaw television and newspaper advertising or political propaganda?
"Anyone trying to persuade others to abandon their beliefs in one of Indonesia's officially recognized religions may face up to four years' imprisonment or a maximum fine of Rp 2 billion [approx. USD 140,000]."
Here Are the Most Contentious Articles in Indonesia's New Criminal Code ~ Jakarta Globe 2nd September 2019
https://tinyurl.com/y6fyakuj
A severe blow for religious freedom, agreed?
Do they propose to distinguish between thought provoking questions of religious nature and proselytizing? Or lump the two together?
As for the danger to agnostics; from my own experience coming from a proselytizing religion, I will say that it was never propagated to me. I never once had an agnostic knocking on my door attempting to convince me to abandon my beliefs. I simply kept asking myself enough questions that I could not reconcile hard and fast belief.