Has anyone seen this documentary? I think it ran on the Discovery Times Channels as well. It's about homeschooled Christian kids who go to Patrick Henry College in VA, a school with ties to the Republican Party. Classes teach that Christianity is the only option for American government and creationism is taught in biology class. It's certainly no 'Jesus Camp' but it's still interesting.
Is this what is considered, more or less, a 'typical' Christian these days or are these people over the top? I know people like this are being bashed constantly, especially on Y!Answers, but is this more commonplace than I realized? They are very conservative Republican Christians and I can honestly say that I do not actually know anyone like this. Does anyone live in an area where the majority of people are like this? Are these the people I'm 'fighting' with on Y!Answers?? I'm beginning to think I'm living under a rock in NYC.
2006-12-03 21:20:29 · 7 answers · asked by Pico 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
If you haven't seen it, here's a link. The person who posted this video taped it off the BBC so it has a few commercials and the first 2 minutes is the end of the program before it. It's almost an hour long.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7630851222567912489&q=gods+next+army&hl=en
2006-12-03 21:21:01 · update #1
About fighting with them on Y!A- watching this documentary made me feel I don't even have a chance if they are anything like the people in the video. These kids spent their entire lives sheltered by their parents then headed straight to a Christian college.
2006-12-03 21:34:43 · update #2
These people are indeed "over the top". I didn't see the video, but I don't need to. Most Christians are relatively normal - these people are extremists, and the results of the American 2006 elections show that their power is waning... hopefully forever.
2006-12-03 21:23:47 · answer #1 · answered by Paul H 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
You asked: Are these the people I'm 'fighting' with on yahoo?
Answer: If these people are bornagain then possibly.
If these are mere religious freaks very possible.
If these people are racist, bigot, ignorant, assertive, inconsiderate and downright nasty the most likely.
In forums people have a pseudo to hide behind and let the real person and attitudes come out.
So the answer is at most times very much so.
2006-12-04 05:28:52 · answer #2 · answered by TROLL BOY 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If evangelists take the country over, it would be the SADDEST day for humanity. It would be the end of freedom, of democracy. Instead, we will have a nation of religious terrorism.
However, the danger is real. The evangelists seem very serious in their attempt to challenge the government. If they succeed I fear that they will be no different from those Muslim terrorists running in Afghanistan and Iraq. Even if you don't see one, you should be alerted.
2006-12-04 05:24:18 · answer #3 · answered by DeadmanWalks 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Thier the american version of the Taliban.
2006-12-04 05:22:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
"creationism is taught in biology" same thing as teaching God in school. It should never happen.
2006-12-04 05:27:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
They are creepy crawler mind controlling yesterday people.
2006-12-04 05:23:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
this is just the media trying to gain muslim support.
2006-12-04 06:03:30 · answer #7 · answered by Abdul 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋