Bazz,

Not quite sure about that really, what looks more obvious are the detrimental effects of the Reformation. I guess if you like the all the bloodshed which the Reformation caused. I'm still trying to work out exactly what the benefits were?

ISLAM AND PROTESTANT COLLABORATIONS
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protestantism_and_Islam
Following the Turkish conquest of Constantinople in 1453 by Mehmet II and the unification of the Middle East under Selim I, Suleiman the Magnificent, the son of Selim, managed to expand Ottoman rule to Balkans. The Habsburg Empire thus entered into direct conflict with the Ottomans.
At the same time the Protestant Reformation was taking place in numerous areas of northern and central Europe, in harsh opposition to Papal authority and the Holy Roman Empire led by Emperor Charles V. This situation led the Protestants to consider various forms of cooperation and rapprochement (religious, commercial, military) with the Muslim world, in opposition to their common Habsburg enemy.

Anglo-Turkish piracy
Main article: Anglo-Turkish piracy
"After peace was made with Catholic Spain in 1604, English pirates nevertheless continued to raid Christian shipping in the Mediterranean, this time under the protection of the Muslim rulers of the Barbary States, and often converting to Islam in the process, in what has been described as Anglo-Turkish piracy"

Yes Constance there was much loss of life as in war but the upshot of it all was parliamentary government and the church out of government.
I don't know anything about the piracy in the Mediterranean, except
much later the US campaign against the Barbary Pirates.

The question remains who wants to reintroduce religious government ?

"I was only going on the amount of shoplifting by women in Burka's that I witnessed."

Come on Jayb, don't hold back...while we're residing in the land of make believe...I'm sure you're about to tell us that the women in burqas actually stole the Edgeware Rd (and now have it hidden somewhere south of Tooting cleverly disguised as a camel)

AJ: Yes, Jayb.

Have you no shame. What are you going to do to make amends.

AJ: the prostitute stops screwing you once you're dead.

Damm, I bet you've heard all the Lawyer jokes.

poirot: I'm sure you're about to tell us that the women in burqas actually stole the Edgeware Rd (and now have it hidden somewhere south of Tooting cleverly disguised as a camel)

Damm, parrot, you stole my punch line.

Oh, this has got to be some sort of a joke. No-one’s this stupid. Surely!

AJPhilips,

When your credibility has been comprehensively hit for six, you've got two choices of response - slink off the forum or ramp up the stupid.

Guess which Jayb chose to do?