Holy Land - Revision history

User 144 at 07:25, 16 May 2006

2006-05-16T07:25:12Z

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	When the [[Crusader]]s first arrived in the Holy Land, the inland areas were covered by forests. They have since been removed (a considerable amount by Crusaders themselves), and there is a current attempt to re-establish these forests in what was once the Holy Land. Environmentalists are against this.		When the [[Crusader]]s first arrived in the Holy Land, the inland areas were covered by forests. They have since been removed (a considerable amount by Crusaders themselves), and there is a current attempt to re-establish these forests in what was once the Holy Land. Environmentalists are against this.
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2006-02-15T06:08:12Z

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	To the Muslims, arguably, the entire Earth is a Holy Land, though the city of [[Mecca]] is of particular importance.		To the Muslims, arguably, the entire Earth is a Holy Land, though the city of [[Mecca]] is of particular importance.

	When the [[Crusader]]s first arrived in the Holy Land, the inland areas were covered by forests. They have since be removed (a considerable amount by Crusaders themselves, and there is a current attempt to ~~reestablish~~ these forests in what was once the Holy Land. Environmentalists are against this.		When the [[Crusader]]s first arrived in the Holy Land, the inland areas were covered by forests. They have since been removed (a considerable amount by Crusaders themselves), and there is a current attempt to re-establish these forests in what was once the Holy Land. Environmentalists are against this.

User 144 at 05:59, 15 February 2006

2006-02-15T05:59:42Z

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	To the Muslims, arguably, the entire Earth is a Holy Land, though the city of [[Mecca]] is of particular importance.		To the Muslims, arguably, the entire Earth is a Holy Land, though the city of [[Mecca]] is of particular importance.

			When the [[Crusader]]s first arrived in the Holy Land, the inland areas were covered by forests. They have since be removed (a considerable amount by Crusaders themselves, and there is a current attempt to reestablish these forests in what was once the Holy Land. Environmentalists are against this.

Cian: rewrite Muslim section

2005-01-20T22:36:04Z

rewrite Muslim section

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	The term '''Holy Land''' is a convenient short-hand for [[Christian]]s (and [[Crusader]]s in particular) to refer to [[Palestine]] or the [[Kingdom of Jerusalem]], since it is two ''short'' words. By being "holy", it implies that the area is invested with a God-given aura (and thereby justifies almost any atrocity committed in its (re-)conquest or defence). It also distinguishes it from the defined lands around it, but this might mean that the Holy Land stretches until one can find another border, which in [[period]] would extend it most of the way down [[Africa]], across to [[India]] (since the Christians would not have recognised the [[Islam\|Muslim]] rule in [[Arabia]]), and north into [[pagan]] [[Russia]].		The term '''Holy Land''' is a convenient short-hand for [[Christian]]s (and [[Crusader]]s in particular) to refer to [[Palestine]] or the [[Kingdom of Jerusalem]], since it is two ''short'' words. By being "holy", it implies that the area is invested with a God-given aura (and thereby justifies almost any atrocity committed in its (re-)conquest or defence). It also distinguishes it from the defined lands around it, but this might mean that the Holy Land stretches until one can find another border, which in [[period]] would extend it most of the way down [[Africa]], across to [[India]] (since the Christians would not have recognised the [[Islam\|Muslim]] rule in [[Arabia]]), and north into [[pagan]] [[Russia]].

	To the Muslims, arguably, the entire Earth is a Holy Land, ~~merely~~ ~~awaiting~~ ~~their reconquest~~ of it ~~from the hands~~ of ~~the~~ ~~UnFaithful~~.		To the Muslims, arguably, the entire Earth is a Holy Land, though the city of [[Mecca]] is of particular importance.

Cian: shortened length of sentences, slight rewrite

2005-01-19T22:32:49Z

shortened length of sentences, slight rewrite

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	~~This~~ is a convenient short-hand for [[Christian]]s (and [[Crusader]]s in particular) to refer to [[Palestine]] or the [[Kingdom of Jerusalem]], since it is two ''short'' words, implies that the area ~~can~~ ~~easily~~ be ~~distinguished~~ ~~from~~ ~~those~~ ~~round~~ it (or ~~that~~ it stretches until one can find another border, which is [[period]] would extend it most way down [[Africa]], across to [[India]] ''(since the Christians would not have recognised the Muslim rule in [[Arabia]])'', and north into ~~paga~~ Russia~~), and invests it with a God-given aura~~ ~~(and thereby justifies almost any atrocity committed in its (re-)conquest or defence.~~		The term '''Holy Land''' is a convenient short-hand for [[Christian]]s (and [[Crusader]]s in particular) to refer to [[Palestine]] or the [[Kingdom of Jerusalem]], since it is two ''short'' words. By being "holy", it implies that the area is invested with a God-given aura (and thereby justifies almost any atrocity committed in its (re-)conquest or defence). It also distinguishes it from the defined lands around it, but this might mean that the Holy Land stretches until one can find another border, which in [[period]] would extend it most of the way down [[Africa]], across to [[India]] (since the Christians would not have recognised the [[Islam\|Muslim]] rule in [[Arabia]]), and north into [[pagan]] [[Russia]].

	To the ~~[[Muslim]]s~~, arguably, the entire Earth is a Holy Land, merely awaiting their reconquest of it from the hands of the UnFaithful.		To the Muslims, arguably, the entire Earth is a Holy Land, merely awaiting their reconquest of it from the hands of the UnFaithful.

Simoncursitor at 12:48, 19 January 2005

2005-01-19T12:48:00Z

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This is a convenient short-hand for [[Christian]]s (and [[Crusader]]s in particular) to refer to [[Palestine]] or the [[Kingdom of Jerusalem]], since it is two ''short'' words, implies that the area can easily be distinguished from those round it (or that it stretches until one can find another border, which is [[period]] would extend it most way down [[Africa]], across to [[India]] ''(since the Christians would not have recognised the Muslim rule in [[Arabia]])'', and north into paga Russia), and invests it with a God-given aura (and thereby justifies almost any atrocity committed in its (re-)conquest or defence.

To the [[Muslim]]s, arguably, the entire Earth is a Holy Land, merely awaiting their reconquest of it from the hands of the UnFaithful.