Militant Islam & The Month of October

Submitted by Scott (United States), Nov 1, 2002 at 23:47

October 10th marks a turning point in the history of Europe, and for that matter, the world. Christians need to remember that Northern Africa was Christian--the land of some of the great fathers of the faith, such as Augustine. However militant Islam flooded over Africa and into Europe. The last time militant Islam was on the march in Spain and across the Pyrennes into Europe it took Charles 'the Hammer' Martel raising a Christian army to withstand them at the Battle of Tours, in 732 AD...

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