Who are, you know...blowing stuff up and calling "crusades" on people who make cartoons of Jesus and mock the Bible? I'm having trouble finding this type of stuff, help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Love, Icarus P.
2007-04-12 08:21:07 · 22 answers · asked by icarus p 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Uh...you miscreants. The Kool aid thing was the Heavens Gate cult and they were NOT Christians.
Try again.
2007-04-12 08:27:00 · update #1
How about Pat Robertson?
2007-04-12 08:27:23 · answer #1 · answered by beattyb 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Mark Juergensmyer devotes chapter 2 of his book, Terror in the Mind of God, to the "Soldiers for Christ."
In the opening paragraphs of this chapter, he states, "Although much of the world's attention has been riveted to the incidents in the Middle East, I have chosen to initiate my search with a phenomenon that most American readers will find both familiar and strange: Christian militancy in the West. What is familiar is the setting. What is strange is the idea that religious warfare exists in some of the most modern of twentieth-century societies. Also surprising, at lest to some, is that terrorist acts have been justified by Christian principles."
Examples of individuals who are Christians extremist that he goes on to discuss (most of which he has interviewed) include:
- Mike Bray
- Paul Hill
- Eric Robert Rudolph
- Timothy McVeigh
He also takes some time to discuss the crusades, inquisitions, & the battles between Catholics & Protestants in Northern Ireland.
I would very much recommend you read the book.
2007-04-12 15:57:39 · answer #2 · answered by ducky0501 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
God's Army, a rebel faction of the Karen population formerly operating in Myanmar
Freedomites (also Svobodniki or Sons of Freedom, Canada, 1902-present)
Lord's Resistance Army
Baptist Church of Tripura
Kingdom Identity Ministries
KKK
Operation Rescue
Christian Identity
2007-04-12 15:37:09 · answer #3 · answered by Black Dragon 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually, the Kool-Aid thing was the Jonestown massacre in South Africa. That was Jim Jones and his crew. As far as I know, there wasn't much of a specifically Christian connection there. That was a personal Jim Jones cult.
The people who were involved in the crusades of the dark ages were certainly Christian extremists.
2007-04-12 15:29:29 · answer #4 · answered by Epitome_inc 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
How about the Crusades in the Middle Ages? Northern Ireland's Catholics and Protestants? Pilgrims and Hugenots and Salem,Mass. witch trials killing people based on spoiled brat young girls false testimony? How is that for a start?
2007-04-12 15:42:50 · answer #5 · answered by grnlow 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well...
Christian Identity: http://www.religioustolerance.org/cr_ident.htm
Army of God: http://www.religioustolerance.org/hom_0027.htm
"Concerned Christians" http://www.religioustolerance.org/dc_conc.htm
Christian Dominionists: http://www.religioustolerance.org/reconstr.htm
Calls for violence in general: http://www.religioustolerance.org/relhateex.htm
Lord's Resistance Army: http://www.religioustolerance.org/chil_war.htm
FYI: The Kool-Aid reference is about Jim Jones and his People's Temple. A charismatic and religious extremist, Jones managed to get 900 people to commit murder and suicide.
2007-04-12 15:36:48 · answer #6 · answered by Scott M 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jim Jones was not so long ago. Don't drink the Kool-Aid!
How about Heaven's Gate?
Fred Phelps?
The Kingston Clan? Well, at least they haven't attacked yet.
So, basically, there are plenty out there.
2007-04-12 15:25:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
The basic belief of their faith is extreme, even if very few are, themselves, extremists. How can every single religion be fake, except for theirs? The human spirit either exists or it doesn't. How can so many of them pray for the world to end? That, in itself, shows how very dangerous and disturbed many of them are. Every Christian is a potential bomber.
2007-04-12 15:26:55 · answer #8 · answered by St. Toad 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Randall Terry, Fred Phelps, the Jesus Camp lady, That guy who kidnapped Elizabeth Smart, Warren Jeffs............
And a *true* Muslim wouldn't do this stuff either, but what's good for the goose has to be good for the gander.
2007-04-12 15:32:03 · answer #9 · answered by ZombieTrix 2012 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Westboro Cult. They protest the funerals of our soldiers and gays. While they aren't blowing stuff up, they have made it impossible to fight back without the defender being sued.
Jack Chick and his Chick Tracks. Nothing but hate and bigotry.
These are the two worst examples I can think of.
2007-04-12 15:27:52 · answer #10 · answered by sister steph 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Jim Jones
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_jones
KKK
Westboro Baptist Church (Phelps & co.)
IRA
Who could forget Jesus Camp
Edit: Jim Jones was a christian, the People's Temple were associated with the protestant denomination "Disciples of Christ".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peoples_Temple
2007-04-12 15:25:15 · answer #11 · answered by Om 5 · 7⤊ 0⤋