I suppose it makes sense that in the Middle East some local Muslim rulers were accepting of the Christian faith and others were not. Considering the time period, it's pretty interesting to read that some just taxed people of different faith as opposed to becoming violent. However, much like the U.S.'s birth, I could see this way of accepting another's religion ending badly.
It appears Egpyt also went this route; followers of the christian faith were second class citizens but protected because they paid more. To someone who firmly believe in Christianity, I wonder if they just considered it a tithe? Of course, religion and politics mixed quite a lot back then (and it still does today, even in America). Off topic, but it's always bothered me that the president of the U.S. is sworn in with a hand on the bible instead of the constitution, because the bible does not dictate the president's actions.
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