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re: The myth of the Caliphate
Posted on 7/10/14 at 3:46 pm to joshnorris14
Posted on 7/10/14 at 3:46 pm to joshnorris14
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Christians were openly christian
But their male children were abducted and forced into military slavery. Christians living on their borders were abducted and sold into slavery. And there were few economic rights for Christians.
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Posted on 7/10/14 at 4:39 pm to OleWar
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But their male children were abducted and forced into military slavery. Christians living on their borders were abducted and sold into slavery. And there were few economic rights for Christians.
Wrong, wrong, wrong. Go read a standard history of Lebanon and the Syriac Orthodox (Antioch, 1st Christian Church established by Barnabas, St Paul.) and Maronites. These Christians were put in to positions of power in places like Tripoli and Tyre/Sidon because they were people of the Book, given dhimmi status (10% taxes doesnt sound bad when I pay +30%). In fact, were it not for the Ottoman Empire, the first Christians (Arameans, Assyrians, etc.)who know fall under the Eastern Rites would have disappeared. I've heard many diaspora Lebanese and Syriac Christians make this very point.
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