Yes, because they remind us of our past. If we take them down, its as if were trying to forget or erase our history. If we are not educated on history, then we are doomed to repeat It. Germany rebuilt some of its concentration camps as a reminder for their history and that it was a bad thing.
Pope Urban II urge his audience to fight against the Turks to reclaim the Holy Land from the Muslims as it was God's will.
He described the crusaders as saviors of their Christian brothers living in the Middle East.
He described the Turks as invaders who took over the Holy land.
When it says 'bombing OUR citizens' that means he is speaking to Americans.
She was Protestant, then she went back to being a Catholic.
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This way of making decisions was crucial for the scientific revolution. Because the government and religion had no influence over what was published or discovered there was no way of them to suppress something that went against the current religious dogma or tradition or the government in general.