Snapshot · The Tucker Carlson Show
Islamic authorities under the Ottoman Empire rebuilt or significantly renovated the Church of the Holy Sepulchre three separate times over centuries of rule.
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Tucker asks whether the Muslim rulers of the Holy Land were hostile to Christian sites. Hall's answer is a flat reversal of the standard narrative: the Ottomans were remarkably kind to Christian pilgrims and properties. They had laws protecting pilgrims on their journey, rebuilt the Church of the Holy Sepulchre three times (including a full roof reconstruction after fire), and levied no tax on churches. Hall notes that some of the British opposition to the Zionist project in the 1940s was specifically because Muslim stewardship of Christian sites had been so responsible that handing control to Jewish authorities felt like a gamble. Today, many Christian holy sites — including the Church of the Holy Sepulchre — are visibly decaying. The people who claim Christians need Israel to protect their holy places, Hall argues, have the historical record exactly backwards. [1] — J.D. Hall "For 400 years under Ottoman rule, Muslim authorities didn't tax churches, protected Christian pilgrims, and rebuilt the Church of the Holy …" 52:40
For 400 years under Ottoman rule, Muslim authorities didn't tax churches, protected Christian pilgrims, and rebuilt the Church of the Holy Sepulchre three separate times. Many of Christianity's holy sites began visibly decaying after 1948. The people who claim Christians need Israel to protect their holy sites have the history exactly backwards.
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