Download Muslims Vs. Christians in Eastern Europe

Leighton Sullivan
Muslims
Muslims can be defined
as followers of the
Islamic religion. Islam is
a religion that was
founded by Muhammad,
and whose members
worship the god of both
Jews and Christians, who
they refer to as Allah.
Muslims follow the
teachings of the Koran.
Christians
Christians can be defined as
believers in Jesus Christ and
his teachings. Christians
believe that Jesus Christ is
the Messiah, sent by God.
They believe that Jesus, died
and rose from the dead,
made up for the sin of Adam
and thus redeemed the
world, allowing all who
believe in him to enter
heaven. Christians follow
the teachings of the Bible.
 It all started way back
when the Christians
wanted their religious
shrines that were located
in Muslim towns. They
formed a group called
The Crusades. Pope
Urban II said the goal
was restore access to the
shrines.
The goal was not reached. 1 point for Islam 0 for Christianity
 They crossed over into
Spain then entered
France, where the
Christians defeated them
at the Battle of Tours.
The Spanish Christians
pushed the Muslims
back in 1942. The
Muslims took the defeat,
but grew stronger.
1 point Islam, 1 point Christianity
 The Ottoman Empire fell
and France wanted
control of Egypt, Algeria,
Tunisia, and Jerusalem.
Algeria and Tunisia
broke away first (1830
and 1881). Jalal al-Din alAfghani (father of
Islamic Modernism) told
the Muslims that the
surrounding countries
would exploit them.
 This is when the enraged
Muslims began to take
action. They see their
terrorist acts as the only
way left to keep their
land and their people,
their land is their
livelihood.
 Americans seem to
believe that we’re
targeted because of
freedom, equality, and
our lifestyle. If so, why
are countries like Sweden
and Holland being
attacked?
Our most current struggle is the ISIS
terrorist group.
The group has been beheading and killing
innocent citizens then sending the pictures
or videos for proof to their countries of
origin.
We cannot reach peace. That is an obvious
thing. Many countries that border the ISIS
territory have tried to have peace
negotiations, but haven’t gotten anywhere.
The world is at war with ISIS. With radical
Muslims.
ISIS stands for
Islamic State in Iraq
and Syria because
the group’s territory
lies between the two.
ISIL stands for
Islamic State in Iraq
and the Levant
(name given to the
region from the
Mediterranean from
Egypt to Iran and
Turkey).
 Nobody can tell exactly
how this will end,
especially not me. I do
believe that the battle will
continue between
Christians and Muslims for
a very, very long time. Even
if we defeat ISIS, the state
of mind for Muslims is that
we’re taking their land. For
them that means we’re
taking control of all they
have ever had.
 30,000-50,000 militants
are fighting with the
Islamic State.
 $2,000,000,000 is the
value of their cash and
assets.
 0 is the number of open
Christians left in the city
of Mosul, where the
religion is punishable by
death.
Baise Pascal, 1623-1662, French mathematician,
Philosopher, Physicist, and Religious Scholar.
“Men never do so evil so completely and cheerfully as when they
do it from religious conviction.”
This means that mankind feels that if their religion states it, it is
true and it is worth fighting for. This is why Muslims fight so
hard for their land, and why Christians fight for their religion’s
freedom.
Seneca
The quote means
that rulers can
exploit people of
certain religions.
This is how leaders
get followers, just
like ISIS. ISIS
convinces fellow
Muslims that this is
what’s right- killing
people. That’s how
they have control of
so many militants.