Raymond Ibrahim: Conflating History with Theology, Judeo-Christian Violence vs. Islamic Violence - '...far from suggesting anything intrinsic to Christianity, the Crusades ironically help better explain Islam. For what the Crusades demonstrated once and for all is that, irrespective of religious teachings -- indeed, in the case of these so-called "Christian" Crusades, despite them -- man is in fact predisposed to violence and intolerance. But this begs the question: If this is how Christians behaved -- who are commanded to love, bless, and do good to their enemies who hate, curse, and persecute them -- how much more can be expected of Muslims who, while sharing the same violent tendencies, are further validated by the Deity's command to attack, kill, and plunder non-believers?'