The Unholy Truth

The Unholy Truth

The Lies Behind the Crusades and Jihad That Still Shape the World

Leaders waved God’s name like a flag while chasing land, power, and glory

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Tanner the Humanist
Nov 17, 2025
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A dramatic split-screen image of a Crusader knight and a Muslim warrior facing each other under stormy skies, with a giant shadowy crown-and-money symbol rising between them to represent political greed behind the Crusades and Jihad.

If you ask a Christian nationalist why the Crusades happened, they’ll say Europe rose up to defend Jesus from Muslim invaders. Ask a Muslim hardliner about Jihad, and they’ll say they fought to defend Islam from Christian aggression. Both sides swear God told them to fight. But underneath this holy façade, you find something far less honorable and certa…

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