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Originally posted by budski
reply to post by undo
Isn't this why we come to ATS?
To discuss these things in our own way and to try to reach consensus about the why's and wherefores, and also to listen and read other views?
As long as organised religion exists, extremism will exist, as each side vies for power, with corrupt men making and changing the rules for their own gain - whether that gain be political, financial or simply for more members to make their faction "stronger".
Originally posted by budski
There are extremists in ALL religions - the view mentioned in the OP is an extremist view and is attributed to a christian group, therefore, christian extremists exist.
We all know they are the minority - just as extremist muslims are the minority.
undo
why is it so important to you that the rest of us "realise"
This also comes across as arrogant - do you believe that only you have "seen the light"
That only you possesses the critical thinking facility to see this?
Walid Shoebat, Kamal Saleem and Zachariah Anani are the three stooges of the Christian right. These self-described former Muslim terrorists are regularly trotted out at Christian colleges.
Curly, Larry and Mo, who all say they are born-again Christians, engage in hate speech and assure us it comes from personal experience. They tell their audiences that the only way to deal with one-fifth of the world's population is by converting or eradicating all Muslims.
Originally posted by zerotime
Actually it seems like these guys are just carrying over some of their extremist Muslim ways.
Walid Shoebat, Kamal Saleem and Zachariah Anani are the three stooges of the Christian right. These self-described former Muslim terrorists are regularly trotted out at Christian colleges.
Curly, Larry and Mo, who all say they are born-again Christians, engage in hate speech and assure us it comes from personal experience. They tell their audiences that the only way to deal with one-fifth of the world's population is by converting or eradicating all Muslims.
That is basically the flip flop of the Muslim version. Kill anything that will not convert.
Calling these guys Christian is like calling a turd a fine automobile.
Did anyone read the article before it went 9 pages deep?
if you think Christians have it rough in America, you are flat-out deluded
Originally posted by TheWalkingFox
Hate to break it to you, but if they regard Jesus as the messiah and son of god, they're Christians. You lack the authority to pick and choose who your religion-mates are.
But read the rest of the article. These guys are lying out their asses about their backgrounds.
Originally posted by budski
Interesting, but perhaps impossible to quantify.
Extremists rarely think their views are extreme - they think others are wrong or less devout.
However, I don't equate extremists with the religions they profess to represent - they often hold what appears to be a twisted view in comparison to those whose views are "mainstream".
I think that one of the biggest problems is that people focus on extremism in islam because of media programming (and I don't mean what's in the TV guide) when it's clear that it exists in most, if not all, organised religions.
I would guess the religion with the most adherents has the most extremists - but this is obviously very simplistic and is only an idea to bounce around.