God's army?

Question

How scary is it that fundamentalist christians are specifically targetting politics to advance their aims - when does Christian fundamentalism become as scary as Islamic fundamentalism. (if nothing else it has access to the biggest economy/army/nuclear arsenal in the world.

for some background info....

http://www.channel4.com/culture/microsites/C/can_you_believe_it/debates/godsarmy.html

Answer 1

It may surprise you to know both that I couldn't agree with you more.

The link you show is really scarey. There is nothing more dangerous that people who are convinced they are absolutely right and leave no room for other beliefs, especially around faith (which by definition refers to things that cannot be proved). That applies equally to Christains, Muslims Jews ..... and atheists, as history shows. There is nothing that can not be perverted to meet someones hidden agenda.

Answer 2

The bible says that Christians should remain neutral and not get involved in Politics. So by that definition these people are not Christian.
early Christians described in The Rise of Christianity, by E. W. Barnes, who reported: “A careful review of all the information available goes to show that, until the time of Marcus Aurelius [Roman emperor from 161 to 180 C.E.], no Christian became a soldier; and no soldier, after becoming a Christian, remained in military service.”

Regarding political and military controversies of their day, Jesus’ disciples maintained strict neutrality. In the year 66 C.E. the Jews of the Roman province of Judea revolted against Caesar. The Roman army quickly surrounded Jerusalem. What did Christians in the city do? They remembered Jesus’ counsel to stay neutral and to get out from between the warring armies. When the Roman army temporarily withdrew, the Christians seized the opportunity and fled across the Jordan River into the mountainous region of Pella. (Luke 21:20-24) In their neutrality they served as a faithful pattern for later Christians.
In sharp contrast, the clergy of Christendom are very much involved in the political affairs of the world. In some lands they actively campaign for or against candidates. Some of the clergy themselves hold political office. Others exert great pressure on politicians to favour programs that the clergy approve. Elsewhere the “conservative” clergy are close allies of the men in power while “progressive” priests and ministers may be supporting guerrilla movements working for their overthrow. However, Jehovah’s Witnesses do not meddle in politics, no matter what the country in which they live. They do not interfere with what others do as to joining a political party, running for office or voting in elections. But, since Jesus said that his disciples would be “no part of the world,” True Christians take no part whatsoever in political activities.
Luke 20:20-25.

Answer 3

Don't panic. There's extreme right and there's extreme left. Very few extremists get into public office especially president. Americans will always vote for moderate. I.e., someone near the middle of the sprectrum. That is why Hillary is already trying to distance herself from extreme leftists like Michael Moore. She has no chance unless she is considered a moderate. Take a candidate for president that has ever been a member of the KKK for example. Not a chance in hell of getting elected. It would be the same if a past member of Greenpeace, Black Panthers, or the folks that throw paint on people who wear animal furs.

Answer 4

I agree with you, i work in a holiday camp and we had a bunch of fundamentalists staying for a week.
These people all dressed up in army uniforms, and the worst thing..... they were also leaders of a youth club.

People forget that Jesus was a free thinking loving person, and he would have been far from Conservative.

i mean the man hung around with a prostitute!

Answer 5

Shocking indeed - reminded me of the midwhich cuckoos - a bunch of brainwashed kids trying ot influence governement policy with their religious dogmatic, single minded, tunnel visioned dangerous gibberish

Answer 6

The answers to this remind me what Archbishop Desmond Tutu said about not getting politics confused with Religion, " If you think that politics and religion should not be mixed, I don't know what bible you are reading, but it is not the one I know"

Answer 7

yer i watched that it was scary what some of these kids actual believed. I mean do you want someone who believes they are better than everyone else because they believe in god in charge of the most power full country on Earth?

Answer 8

Well the closer we get to the End Times, the scarier it going to get also.

Answer 9

Yah.... they would love to change the whole "freedom of religion" part of the US that it was founded on.

Answer 10

Become? Have you forgotten inquisition, crusaders, ...