“Ever since the Crusades, when Christians from western Europe were fighting holy wars against Muslims in the near east, western people have often perceived Islam as a violent and intolerant faith - even though when this prejudice took root Islam had a better record of tolerance than Christianity.” PeopleWarChristianFightingChristianityRecordsHolyEuropeRootsPrejudiceIslamWesternEastToleranceViolentCrusadesWestern EuropeHoly War Author:Karen Armstrong
“The habit of a midwinter festivity had come by the dawn of history (and probably very long before) to seem a natural one to the British, and not one to be eradicated by changes of political or religious fashion. ... It was general custom in pagan Europe to decorate spaces with greenery and flowers for festivals, attested wherever records have survived.” LongSeemsPoliticalNaturalReligiousSpaceRecordsFashionFlowerHabitEuropeBritishChristmasDawnCustomsSurvivedFestivalsPaganismPaganFestivitiesGreeneryMidwinter Book:Stations of the Sun: A History of the Ritual Year in Britain Source: Stations of the Sun: A History of the Ritual Year in Britain
“When I tied the record five years in a row, even over in Europe, it wasn't really talked about. It is disap-pointing because it is one of the toughest things to do in sports.” YearsSportsRecordsFiveEuropeThings To DoFive YearsTiedPointing Author:Pete Sampras