Sad news from NZ: the Crusaders still dont get it
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/20...droidApp_Tweet
Sad news from NZ: the Crusaders still dont get it
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/20...droidApp_Tweet
I consider that to be great news - keep the name, change the imagery.
"With no right decision to make in the aftermath of the Christchurch terrorist attacks the club sensibly opted to listen to its lifeblood!"
A commonsense outcome, thought I expect not one that will satisfy the politically correct. I suggest its you who doesn't get it crossref.
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What about Saracens? Must they change their name and logo too?
”The club's name is said to come from the "endurance, enthusiasm and perceived invincibility of Saladin's desert warriors of the 12th century".
Last edited by L'irlandais; 1 Week Ago at 21:11.
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Correct me if I am wrong, but neither the Saracens nor the native Americans existed with the sole purpose of instigating religious wars and persecution ?
If they were, then I would agree that the name is equally as undesirable for a rugby club as "crusaders"
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Saladin’s Saracen army were engaged in a Holy war against the Crusaders. So it is the flip side of the same coin.
If the name Crusaders is unacceptable, then Saracens is equally unacceptabe. They imposed their Sunni Muslim (own particular flavour of that ) religion on the region. Christians had been in the Levant long before Islam.
Saladin’s every act was inspired by an intense and unwavering devotion to the idea of jihad, or holy war. It was an essential part of his policy to encourage the growth and spread of Muslim religious institutions. He courted their scholars and preachers, founded colleges and mosques for their use, and commissioned them to write edifying works, especially on the jihad itself.
Last edited by L'irlandais; 1 Week Ago at 09:12.
"We demand strict proof for opinions we dislike, but are satisfied with mere hints for what we’re inclined to accept."John Henry Newman
I think we've done that to death .. the crusaders were formed to conduct religious wars of aggression. For centuries this was viewed as a good thing ... but it wasn't really. In our modern world the crusades are a matter a of regret, not a matter for celebration / commemoration
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