I have read this book over several times, simply because it seems unbelievable that men were actually that courageous . Vlad Dracula and the mid 15th century warfare is the last chapter. Read each man's story. I like things that humble me and this history truly does.
@@darrelljackson6175What a wonderful reply. My kids just lost their great-grandmother this night, a truly amazing woman who got close to turning 100 and that we all loved dearly. You too must be highly loved and appreciated by your family for your wisdom, warmth and humour that seem to be on full display here. It really made my day, so thank you for that. I wish you all the best, and let us continue to defend the West! 😉🌞
I have listened to several interviews and commentaries on this issue from both sides in the past few weeks. I found this interview to be the most authoritative and extremely helpful. Thank you, Gentlemen, and God bless you both!
So many good books, so little time. It is so important for Christian men to stay in God's word and educate themselves on Christian history. Social institutions and mainstream media are useless, and I actually believe that is by God's grace.
For people interested in topics discussed I sent you few recommendations! 1. Book “the Legacy of Arab Islam in Africa” 2. Lectures “ dismantling Islam” 3.Francisco Gil White expert on Palestine Israel conflict he had explained why west is falling! As a polish lady I fought against communism!! my nation is refusing Muslim refugees! We are the brave nation responsible for fighting of Islam known as “battle of gats of Vienna 1776” WESTERNS NEEDS TO GROW SOME BALLS AND FIGHT TO SAVE OUR FUTURE!!! Wake the hell up!!! God bless Israel
Your own assurance of your salvation is most assuredly not the same as my assurance of. Your salvation. I think of the crusaders as being of the same cloth as David’s mighty men . I don’t believe any of them would be given the keys of the city so to speak.
conceptualclarity Before talking about a topic - "the massacre of innocent Jews" - it would be useful to inform yourself, to read books of an academic level that impartially deal with the issue of the involvement of Jewish communities in guerrilla fights against the Crusaders. And to begin the study with the aid given by the Jews at the conquest of Jerusalem by the Persians in 614 A.D. and the massacres against Christians they engaged in during the period when they were allies of the Persians, how many churches in Judea they destroyed...how many Christian pilgrims they robbed and killed...how many rapes...etc.etc.
King Richard of England was also Duke of Normandy. The Abduls had gotten within a few hundred kilometers of his capital Rouen. Like most Prods you are so completely clueless. These heroes were willing to die for Christ. You Prod are all talk.
Ignorant to think that Muslims needed to invade Britain in order to be a threat to king Richard. He was Duke of Aquitaine ( explanation to Americans: it’s in the south of France) .
At the time of the Crusades, in Western Europe, there was no Christianity that existed outside of the Catholic Church. So it is kind of dumb for Protestants today to look back at the church at that time with an attitude of "Eeeeew Papists".
The Oriental Orthodox churches split after Chalcedon in the 5th Century. The Eastern Orthodox split in 1054. The 1st Crusade started in 1096. So your statement is blatantly untrue. Western Europe is not the extent of Christianity. It's also irrelevant because none of this affects the primary Protestant arguments against Roman Catholicism
@stephenmolina3650 notice in my comment I was limiting my statement to western Europe. I am not trying to nullify protestant arguments against catholicism, I am a protestant. My point is that even having a protestant vs. Catholic debate when discussing Christians who lived in a context before that was even a reality is ridiculous.
@@PeterSawyer2626 ok, fair enough point. I do agree that the issues of the Reformation don't really come into play in that context. Though, I personally think it reflects part of the danger of the papacy in its role in the world. Especially some of the false promises made to Crusaders. Yet, faithful Christians could still be found all the same
One section is titled “I’m a Protestant.” In it, he merely claims to not be a Catholic. That doesn’t make him Protestant. Can I get this confirmed? Not a a gotcha! I’m just genuinely curious what tradition he belongs to
@@Collin_Brooks No problem. I just added that book to my reading list and was wondering the same thing when I saw ur question, then I heard it addressed and thought I’d better go back and find ur comment to let u know too lol
John, you have a good reputation as a Joe Rogan or Tucker Carlson style interviewer for Evangelicalism. You interview people, others might not, and these are very informing interviews. Stay off that Tom Woods index card.
I'm confused...I've heard that Baptists didn't come from the Catholic Church...so an IFB wouldn't view themselves as Protestant, hence giving a non-Catholic alternative to Christianity prior to Luther. Think I heard this from Spencer Smith. I could be wrong/mistaken. Need to brush up on my history :)
Some people in the IFB movement are ignorant of church history. There are some (not all) in the IFB and some other denominations that are ignorant of church history, that view themselves as the true continuation of the original church in Acts, and they see the other demoninatons as false denominations. It is an ignorant understanding of church history. But the Baptist church owes its origins to the Protestant movement.
Baptists came out of the Puritan movement within the Church of England. We are essentially Congregationalists that rejected paedobaptism. IFBs are delusional.
ua-cam.com/video/-kj4FC7C1fU/v-deo.html On the 10th minute mark about pope urban and misunderstanding of prots of remition of all sins said by the pope.
I dont understand this motivation to forsake the Biblical categories for what defines a Christian and those who aren't. If you don't know the gospel or explicitly deny the gospel as Rome did in the 7th century then you arent a Christian. These Catholic Crusaders could still be justified in their fighting of Islamic jihad without the need to distort what actually makes one a Christian.
❗THE ORTHODOX CHURCH is NOT the CATHOLIC CHURCH ❗ The Catholics WERE ORTHODOX until they decided that THEY WANTED THEIR OWN POPE IN ROME❗ So they split ❗
No thinking Christian would be above the Just War theory. So were the Crusades a Just War? I don’t think he made the case. Defending our homeland, yes.
Really? So the fact that thousands upon thousands, were killed, enslaved, and raped and force into conversions or payment or death doesnt convince you? All the lands that we're Christian taken and conquered? Are you that dense?
"Christianity is traditionally very robust." Yes, but as Nietzsche noted, most or all of the church's saints were pacifists, not warriors. Their holiest men and women were supposed to be world-deniers, withdrawn ascetics, scholars, et al., not soldiers.
Not sure if it's a joke, but the First Crusade took place in the eleventh century. John Calvin was born in the sixteenth century. Also, pretty weird to have Calvinists marching into the Holy Land at the say-so of the Pope.
57:01 It will almost certainly happen-it can almost certainly be prophesied-that in this saturnalia of sophistry there will at some time or other arise a sophist who desires to idealise cowardice. GK Chesterton
I have read this book over several times, simply because it seems unbelievable that men were actually that courageous . Vlad Dracula and the mid 15th century warfare is the last chapter. Read each man's story. I like things that humble me and this history truly does.
Humbling and INSPIRATIONAL.
They weren't that courageous. It's more you being a coward.
@@Huntingdonn I am OK with being a 73 year-old cowardly great-grandmother. I do love to laugh, also.
@@darrelljackson6175What a wonderful reply. My kids just lost their great-grandmother this night, a truly amazing woman who got close to turning 100 and that we all loved dearly. You too must be highly loved and appreciated by your family for your wisdom, warmth and humour that seem to be on full display here. It really made my day, so thank you for that. I wish you all the best, and let us continue to defend the West! 😉🌞
@Huntingdonn haha we got a tough guy here 😂
youre content is so consistently helpful. thank you bro
AD sighting
Jon, is this guy a time traveler? The dude looks like a crusader himself. Great conversation, btw.
I know 😂
I have listened to several interviews and commentaries on this issue from both sides in the past few weeks. I found this interview to be the most authoritative and extremely helpful. Thank you, Gentlemen, and God bless you both!
Thank you brother for having this christian scholar on to help make clear what others make murky.
I'm going to buy this book as soon as I can
I read this book and it was fantastic. The bibliography says it all. He has done the work and it shows.
So many good books, so little time. It is so important for Christian men to stay in God's word and educate themselves on Christian history. Social institutions and mainstream media are useless, and I actually believe that is by God's grace.
Thanks Raymond. Excellent as expected.
Great conversation. Thank you very much!
Jon, you're a great interviewer my brother.
Thanks for doing this interview, Jon and Dr. Ibrahim.
Great conversation, so important.
I am not a Catholic, but I believe the Catholic church ought to be praised for defending the West, their faith and their fellow Christians.
Thank you. Excellent topic.
Yeah but what does he bench?
Saved for later! This should be a good one!
I hope you asked him about another crusade to the UK and Ireland??
Really helpful thanks!
This is great!
In addition to his book, on UA-cam there is (Real Crusades History). Great stuff
For people interested in topics discussed I sent you few recommendations! 1. Book “the Legacy of Arab Islam in Africa” 2. Lectures “ dismantling Islam” 3.Francisco Gil White expert on Palestine Israel conflict he had explained why west is falling! As a polish lady I fought against communism!! my nation is refusing Muslim refugees! We are the brave nation responsible for fighting of Islam known as “battle of gats of Vienna 1776” WESTERNS NEEDS TO GROW SOME BALLS AND FIGHT TO SAVE OUR FUTURE!!! Wake the hell up!!! God bless Israel
y'all gonna make me read this book aren't ya
Interesting conversation.
He has a slip of the tongue at 49:30-meant “To be an Egyptian was to be a Christian.”
Thank you for this interview
This is off topic… does he have purple hair or is that the video?
Catholic here, not all of us have been Protestantised/Liberalized we respect our crusader past
I asked my pastor if the 'Crusades' were something that believers today should own or disavow.
This episode was an excellent discussion. So was the one on transgenderism.
For those “in the know” - would you recommend the book God’s War by Tyreman on the Crusades, or the Asbridge book, or others?
Jonathan Riley-Smith.
Your own assurance of your salvation is most assuredly not the same as my assurance of. Your salvation.
I think of the crusaders as being of the same cloth as David’s mighty men . I don’t believe any of them would be given the keys of the city so to speak.
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The worst part of the crusades were that is strenghened islam uniting it back together while it was crumbling under its internal division.
I'd follow Raymond into battle.
I absolutely agree modern Christian men have been emasculated.
conceptualclarity Before talking about a topic - "the massacre of innocent Jews" - it would be useful to inform yourself, to read books of an academic level that impartially deal with the issue of the involvement of Jewish communities in guerrilla fights against the Crusaders. And to begin the study with the aid given by the Jews at the conquest of Jerusalem by the Persians in 614 A.D. and the massacres against Christians they engaged in during the period when they were allies of the Persians, how many churches in Judea they destroyed...how many Christian pilgrims they robbed and killed...how many rapes...etc.etc.
W
What is his position on Zionism?
Yeah, i would like to know that
That's the real problem right there!
King Richard of England was also Duke of Normandy. The Abduls had gotten within a few hundred kilometers of his capital Rouen. Like most Prods you are so completely clueless. These heroes were willing to die for Christ. You Prod are all talk.
Ignorant to think that Muslims needed to invade Britain in order to be a threat to king Richard. He was Duke of Aquitaine ( explanation to Americans: it’s in the south of France) .
Yeah what did the Crusaders believe though? 🤔
They were catholic
At the time of the Crusades, in Western Europe, there was no Christianity that existed outside of the Catholic Church. So it is kind of dumb for Protestants today to look back at the church at that time with an attitude of "Eeeeew Papists".
The Oriental Orthodox churches split after Chalcedon in the 5th Century. The Eastern Orthodox split in 1054. The 1st Crusade started in 1096. So your statement is blatantly untrue. Western Europe is not the extent of Christianity. It's also irrelevant because none of this affects the primary Protestant arguments against Roman Catholicism
You conflate the visible and invisible Church.
@stephenmolina3650 notice in my comment I was limiting my statement to western Europe.
I am not trying to nullify protestant arguments against catholicism, I am a protestant. My point is that even having a protestant vs. Catholic debate when discussing Christians who lived in a context before that was even a reality is ridiculous.
@@JRRodriguez-nu7po how?
@@PeterSawyer2626 ok, fair enough point. I do agree that the issues of the Reformation don't really come into play in that context. Though, I personally think it reflects part of the danger of the papacy in its role in the world. Especially some of the false promises made to Crusaders. Yet, faithful Christians could still be found all the same
One section is titled “I’m a Protestant.” In it, he merely claims to not be a Catholic. That doesn’t make him Protestant. Can I get this confirmed? Not a a gotcha! I’m just genuinely curious what tradition he belongs to
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@@MansterBear thank you!
@@Collin_Brooks No problem. I just added that book to my reading list and was wondering the same thing when I saw ur question, then I heard it addressed and thought I’d better go back and find ur comment to let u know too lol
John, you have a good reputation as a Joe Rogan or Tucker Carlson style interviewer for Evangelicalism. You interview people, others might not, and these are very informing interviews.
Stay off that Tom Woods index card.
I'm confused...I've heard that Baptists didn't come from the Catholic Church...so an IFB wouldn't view themselves as Protestant, hence giving a non-Catholic alternative to Christianity prior to Luther. Think I heard this from Spencer Smith. I could be wrong/mistaken. Need to brush up on my history :)
Some people in the IFB movement are ignorant of church history. There are some (not all) in the IFB and some other denominations that are ignorant of church history, that view themselves as the true continuation of the original church in Acts, and they see the other demoninatons as false denominations. It is an ignorant understanding of church history. But the Baptist church owes its origins to the Protestant movement.
Oh goodness
Baptists came out of the Puritan movement within the Church of England. We are essentially Congregationalists that rejected paedobaptism. IFBs are delusional.
You are correct, baptists were around very early, see Donatists and Anabaptists to start.
That’s a VERY controversial debatable issue/perspective!
Basically it’s not so but IFB goofballs will claim it to their dying breath.
Um....I just started this but is his hair purple? Dude c'mon!
ua-cam.com/video/-kj4FC7C1fU/v-deo.html
On the 10th minute mark about pope urban and misunderstanding of prots of remition of all sins said by the pope.
Yes! Movie leads in action movies are women, and it’s simply unbelievable and unwatchable
I dont understand this motivation to forsake the Biblical categories for what defines a Christian and those who aren't.
If you don't know the gospel or explicitly deny the gospel as Rome did in the 7th century then you arent a Christian.
These Catholic Crusaders could still be justified in their fighting of Islamic jihad without the need to distort what actually makes one a Christian.
What the heck is he got purple hair
Okay, wait. So who is this guy? He's not catholic, not protestant....is he orthodox? Secular? Doesnt that matter.
❗THE ORTHODOX CHURCH is NOT the CATHOLIC CHURCH ❗ The Catholics WERE ORTHODOX until they decided that THEY WANTED THEIR OWN POPE IN ROME❗ So they split ❗
No thinking Christian would be above the Just War theory. So were the Crusades a Just War? I don’t think he made the case. Defending our homeland, yes.
"let's wait til the marauding hoard is at our doorsteps before we do anything."
@@philipmurray9796that wont work unless God is on ur side.
Yes the Crusades were just because they reclaimed Christian lands that were conquered by the Arab Muslims.
Really? So the fact that thousands upon thousands, were killed, enslaved, and raped and force into conversions or payment or death doesnt convince you? All the lands that we're Christian taken and conquered?
Are you that dense?
It was not only ballum iustum, it was ballum sancrum.
Why is his hair purple?
It's not. Take your tinted glasses off.
@@ConversationsThatMatterpodcast I just checked it with a color sampler, and you're right, it's more of a blue.
It’s his computer monitor or his shirt color reflecting on his hair.
Does this based dude have purple hair😂😂😂
Man I love being Catholic what a blessing to be born in the church Jesus Christ founded 🇻🇦✝️
"Christianity is traditionally very robust." Yes, but as Nietzsche noted, most or all of the church's saints were pacifists, not warriors. Their holiest men and women were supposed to be world-deniers, withdrawn ascetics, scholars, et al., not soldiers.
If you read Raymond’s book, there are plenty of “soldier” types too!
Nietzsche was a drug-addled loser who died of STDs.
All the crusaders were calvinists btw
Not sure if it's a joke, but the First Crusade took place in the eleventh century. John Calvin was born in the sixteenth century. Also, pretty weird to have Calvinists marching into the Holy Land at the say-so of the Pope.
57:01
It will almost certainly happen-it can almost certainly be prophesied-that in this saturnalia of sophistry there will at some time or other arise a sophist who desires to idealise cowardice.
GK Chesterton
Evidence for anything this guy says?