Whatever about the moral and legal issues, it's become clear that the war in Iraq was a big political mistake (as was predictable and predicted). Western freedoms are being undermined. The world is much less safe. Iraq has degenerated into civil war. At least the tyrant Saddam was a secularist and kept the Islamic extremists at bay. But even his execution was botched, and succeeded in turning him into a martyr for some.
Christian Fundamentalism played a large part in this mistaken war for these reasons, among others:
They see things in naive, literalist, "good and evil", "black-and-white","us-and-them" terms. Because of the self--righteous tendency in fundamentalism, they believe they alone are saved: therefore they are right and everyone else is wrong. Also, for doctrinal reasons fundamentalists tend to ignore the Sermon on the Mount (with its pacifist implications). They project their own negativity unto the Islamic fundamentalists, who are their mirror image-etc.
2007-05-06 01:25:39 · 10 answers · asked by 2kool4u 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
A very large connection..
2007-05-06 01:29:46 · answer #1 · answered by SpiritRoaming 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Why ask a question when you answer it yourself? I think you are wrong. For some reason you assume that the military is operating at the behest of some fundamentalist organization. Were you ever in the military? I was, and I can tell you that there are just as many atheists, Muslims, Buddhists, and whatever in the military as there are in civilian America. I am a fundamentalist Christian and I see things in terms of good and evil. I can tell you that the war in Iraq is evil. There is a time for war but this was not it. I did not vote for it and never would. I think the war in Afghanistan is wrong too. Unless we are defending our borders, we are wrong to go to war. Our government is secular, not Christian. The fundamentalists had nothing to do with this crappy, evil war.
2007-05-06 01:37:12 · answer #2 · answered by Cybeq 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
at the same time as i'd favor to assert "definite" on your question the answer is extra complicated than that. Did it play an element interior the starting up of the warfare, definite. Bush and his advisers were so positive of themselves no you may tell them they were incorrect. those that did were gotten rid of. when we were in Baghdad even with the reality that it became a case of continuing mismanagement. allowing Baghdad to be sacked for 3 days formerly ordering a provide as a lot because it replaced into stupid. no longer securing ammo dumps replaced into stupid. Degrading prisoners and making residing martyrs out of them replaced into stupid! taking away the police and defense force forces left in Iraq replaced into stupid. One mistake ofter yet another some made in washington others made on the floor in Iraq. some made with the concept the coolest justifies the skill. some made with the republican idea that a sturdy authorities could be a nasty authorities. the actual answer is that at the same time as fundamentalism ought to have began this warfare greed and stupidity have lost it.
2016-12-05 10:36:44 · answer #3 · answered by bennison 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bush's thinking is that it is ok, because the big difference between the Christian US and the Muslim Iraq is that in the US we know that god truly does love us, whereas they only believe, mistakenly, that their god loves them. Therefore, anything the US does in Iraq is morally justified. Who can argue with this logic, since it is not based on logic?
2007-05-06 09:00:46 · answer #4 · answered by Fred 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You can fool some of the people all of the time and all of the people some of the time, but you can never fool the people when it comes to politicians and religion (or can you~?)
2007-05-06 01:32:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You mean besides the fact that our president is a fundie? I NEVER voted for anyone named Bush and I always vote.
I think you are right on in your opinions.
2007-05-06 01:31:12 · answer #6 · answered by Gorgeoustxwoman2013 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think we'll know the answer to that question when Iraq becomes the 51st state.
2007-05-06 01:31:07 · answer #7 · answered by Adam G 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't see Christian fundamentalists cutting off peoples heads, and screaming "Allah is great" !
2007-05-06 01:44:42 · answer #8 · answered by genny_gump 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
people need to ignore hate promoting religions and start looking at people as people. this is all bullshit and i hope bush gets assassinated for the **** he's put americans and non american through.
2007-05-06 01:44:11 · answer #9 · answered by Happy Wifey 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That's what it's all about
2007-05-06 01:41:18 · answer #10 · answered by Screamin' Banshee 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋