Do you consider Christian fundamentalists to be as dangerous as Muslim extremists?

Answer 1

At times I do. Take abortion clinic bombers for example. I think it's rather hypocritical to condemn abortion providers as murderers, yet then kill those same people with bombs.

Student, interesting response. I would allow that the difference is that abortion technically is not murder, as it is allowed by law. That is where I have to draw the difference.


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Answer 2

Yes in theory. I do not know about the behaviors of christian fundamentalists in second or third world countries but I am aware of some of their actions in first world countries. Due to the laws of these countries they do not get away with as much as muslim extremists simply due to better law systems security etc. This is reference to daily occurances and not major ones such as the oklahoma city bombings and 911.

You can't just look at the christians and muslims without taking into account the countries that they work from. It would be much harder to organize something such as 911 in the USA than it would from the middle east. Infiltrating the USA is easier than working from within. (atleast it was then) Many of the fundalmentalist compounds and groups are being monitored by the FBI and other agentcies that do not exsist in third world countries. This gives the muslim extremists an edge that the fundamentalists simply don't have.

However, I think if they were given equal opertunity they would be equally dangerous. The want for violence is just as great among the fundamentalists as it is among the extremists. Abortion clinics and doctor assinations are just an example of the fundamentalist blood thirst.

One also just needs to look at history as well. Christian fundamentalists/extremists have a history of violence. The burning times, salem witch trials and the many conflicts that plagued the different early christian settlements in the USA when it was just colonies. The different christain settlements in the colonies were so violent over their varying opinons about the bible (minus the quakers) that the founding fathers cited them as one of the main reasons if not the main reason for freedom of religion in the constitution.

So yes they are just as dangerous. It's just a matter of opertunity and means.

Answer 3

An extremist is an extremist; you do not see Christian terrorist communities on television right here in usa or the strikes they take part in. The MEDIA (for the main area) exemplifies those religions by using their maximum intense contributors. those intense contributors are human beings erroneous and misinform from what the religion certainly intends to show, however the human beings of at present (not anybody) are too ignorant to benefit the reality, or maybe prefer to benefit the reality approximately those religions/stereotypes and in basic terms prefer to settle for what they see/hear on television or radio because of the fact the reality. we can not portray a faith based on the few who're erroneous. you in addition to mght could keep in mind that the media is all on the subject of the money and their rankings, so mendacity or distorting the reality on particular situations to rake interior the salary isn't a sparkling tactic, and a super sort of the time that's complete very sneakily. This time, the Muslims are the sufferers to their grasping funds-making schemes who take benefit to leak out fake techniques on the Muslims in this term as the thank you to entice visitors. it extremely works, does it not? Blowing up abortion clinics isn't a demonstration of expert-existence goodness the two, yet i don't choose all of Christianity on those erroneous few!

Answer 4

Yes. Perhaps even more so. there is no danger of muslim fundamentalists gaining control of a world power anytime soon. In the US, however, there is a large danger of Christian fundamentalists doing exactly that.

dze: How are you defining "Christian?" If by that term you mean a person who believes jesus is their personal savior and those that do not accept Christ in to their hearts will go to hell, then there are lots of violent Christians. Just look at history or at modern fundamentalists today. If you define a Christian as "non-violent" then of course there are no violent Christians; you have defined them out of existence. But why not do that for muslims too? If there are no violent Christians, because in order to be Christian one must be non-violent, then a Muslim could just as easily claim that there are no violent muslims because in order to be a true Muslim, one must be non-violent.

Chuck M: I respect where you are coming from, but I would have to disagree. It is not hypocritical to kill murderers. Was it hypocritical for resistance movements to kill nazis who were killing civilians? Of course not. If a person does really think abortion is murder, then they are in the same position as you would be if your country was killing babies every day. Would you say it would be hypocritical to kill people who were in fact killing innocent human beings? I seriously doubt it. The issue is not whether or not it is wrong to kill to protect others (it obviously is sometimes). The issue is whether or not abortion is in fact the same as murder. If it is, then violence would be as justified as it was against the nazis. If it is not, then the pro-life movement is totally mistaken.

Answer 5

Yes,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dGdhiJXx_4

Answer 6

If Christian Fundamentalism is what I understand it to be - (adhering strictly to the New Testament) then why would anyone think peaceful people are dangerous as the Muslim Terrorists.

If you read the Bible (New Testament specifically) you know that Jesus taught his followers to turn the other cheek and not to fight. However, a fundamentalist Muslim (those terrorists you speak of) are actually practicing what Mohammad taught his followers - to hate all who are not Muslim, and to kill all who will not convert.

Jesus gives people a choice, and not one of Jesus true followers ever forced anyone to convert. Anyone doing contrary to Christ's teachings is not a fundamentalist, but something else entirely.

Answer 7

...Not at all. "What makes a good Christian, makes a good citizen," said Daniel Webster. Most Christians are law-abiding, because they are subject to God and His word, which tells us to obey those in authority.
...I do not know of any Christians beheading people or being suicide bombers; most just want to serve the Lord, raise their kids, and try to make a positive influence in their world for Christ. There is little to fear from Christians.
...Occasionally, there have been some who go vigilante and bomb/shoot up abortion clinics; this violates Scripture and the Christians we know would not do this. We have picketed at a clinic before and were part of an abortion protest. This was always done in a peaceful, controlled manner.

Answer 8

Well of coarse, I mean why wouldn't you. Us Christians are always going around hacking off some poor shlep's head cause he didn't let us pass him on the freeway and we are so busy making bombs that we hardly have time to talk about all of you infidels and to plot new ways to kill, steal and destroy you.
What's a poor Christian to do???


(if you think long and hard, I bet you could come up with an even more ridiculous question next time)

JESUS LOVES YOU!

Answer 9

Rosie O'Donnell does, she said so on the View a few months ago.

Answer 10

Of course they aren't.
Fundamentalism only means adhering to the fundamentals of one's faith.So,all Christians are fundamentalists.
Trying to ban abortion is not the same thing as flying planes into buildings and blowing up trains.
Extremism is another matter entirely.
My point is,fundamentalism and extremism are two very different things.