April 5, 2019
Evil Medieval Christians or Islam's Victims Retaliating?
By Raymond Ibrahim
Citing history -- or, as shall be seen, pseudohistory -- is one of the main ways Islam’s apologists try to ennoble the creed and its adherents. As a sort of counterbalance to purportedly noble Muslims, medieval Christians are regularly presented as the epitome of hypocrisy, barbarism, and greed. Commonly leading the pack are Vlad the Impaler, Ivan the Terrible, and Tomas Torquemada (all featured in the 2002 book, The Most Evil Men and Women in History).
In reality, however, these three men -- and the culture they lived in -- were highly influenced by Islam; all three were surrounded by and fought against Muslims their entire lives.
The historic figure of Vlad III (1430-1476) -- whom the fictional, bloodsucking character of Dracula is based on -- is portrayed in the West as a sadistic monster who loved nothing better than to impale his own people and drink their blood -- often while listening to monks sing hymns, no less. CNN even claims that the Islamic State learned its sadistic methods of torture and execution from Vlad.
Read more:
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/04/evil_medieval_christians_or_islams_victims_retaliating.html#ixzz5kDwXhMJO
