Can a liberal please explain what is so "extreme" about being a Christian?

Question

"Christian right wing extremist" is a term constantly used by left ad I was wondering what is so extreme about believing in a higher power OTHER than yourself? Or is it the preservation of traditional family values that is the problem? It seems to me drug use, divorce, out of wedlock births, etc. are all up. Is it the teaching of morals and values that's the problem? What about respecting others, etc.?

While the left attacks "extreme" Christian values they defend through groups like the ACLU muslims. Who, the last time I checked are responsible for ALL the violence on the earth today. Yes that's right, and don't say the U.S. I don't remember the U.S. starting a war with Bin Laden and his muslim buddies. But a war is what they got.

Answer 1

I find most Christians to be very pleasant people, if a little preachy. Christians aren't all that "extreme." And they're not trying to control me. So, whatever you believe, I appreciate that you're not trying to stone me or jail me because I believe differently. If I lived in Saudi Arabia, I wouldn't be afforded those same rights.

Answer 2

Well, you know, there are all different kinds of Christians, and not all Christians are right wing or extremist. The problem is with people like Fred Phelps and Jerry Falwell types that think they are speaking for God. To a Liberal Christian, that is 'taking God's name in vain'.
There are radical left wing atheists, and they are the ones most likely to make a blanket statement against all Christians.
The biggest problem I have with some (not all) Christians is that they think GOP is "God's party". I really don't see it that way at all. Some also have an exclusive attitude that anyone who believes a little differently than them, they're going to hell. I know some Southern Baptists that think Catholics are practically a cult. Fanatic extremists on either side are not good for our national dialogue.

Answer 3

There is a difference between a Christian and a MEC (Militant Extremist Christian). Christians are fine and dandy. MECs, however, are not.

MECs are the type of people who support the "Right to Life" terrorist group.

MECs are the type of people who want evolution tossed out of schools and Intelligent Design taught in it's place.

MECs are like the person who opened a "museum" that says all life began on Earth 6000 years ago, science is a sham, and that Adam and Eve washed their food alongside dinosaurs drinking in the creek.

And the Muslins aren't responsible for all the violence on the Earth today. Did you know there are over 30 wars going on in the world at this moment? And let's not forget Christianity and Catholicism's dark past - the Crusades when they slaughtered entire towns of Muslims because they wouldn't convert, or the Burning Times when they hunted down and slaughtered Pagans because they wouldn't convert, or the Spanish Inquisition when they tortured people they felt (without proof) were "non-believers", or the Salem Witch Trials where they burned people they believed were witches.

Oh...and by the way: I'm a Conservative Republican. I am not Christian. I am pro-choice and believe stem cell research is the best advancement we've made in medical science in the last few decades.

Answer 4

Maybe if you "Christians" actually followed the teachings of Jesus then you wouldn't be the subject of so much criticism.

Funny how you talk about family values, as if christians are the only ones with morals or values, but look at just a few of the hypocrits in the religious right or political right -

Ted Haggard (closet gay drug user) who was a leader in the religious right.

Rush Limbaugh - who has said that drug users should go straight to jail, no trial (we all know about his oxycontin abuse).

Jimmy Swaggart - religious right leader who couldn't get enough cheap hookers and drugs.

and enough more to fill a page. You all get the point. When you practice what you preach then you might get some respect from those that don't agree with you.

Answer 5

Extremism exists in all political persuasions.and religions

Republican
Democrat
Christian
Buddhist
Islam

etc, etc, etc.

Bush is a Christian extremist, so is Pat Robertson. I believe both of them use the Christian name not because they live it, (if they did they wouldn't make it political and divisive,) but because they can get people to follow them.

Bin Laden does the same thing

So does the Dali Lama.

I'm not taking sides in this argument, I am only pointing out the obvious.

Peace

Jim

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Answer 6

This is not an authentic question. You wanted to make a statement and an argument, with no room to express one's opinion.

If all you had really said was the first question, the only thing I would say is that being a Christian is not extreme, but spouting hate in the nameof Christianity, and thinking that Christianity is the only viable spiritual role are both extreme attitudes.

Answer 7

Just as all Muslims are not extremists, all Christians are not extremists either -- right wing extremes exist in both religions however

Answer 8

If you claim to be a Christain and advocate something like accumulating wealth (as many cons do) you are not a Christian, or to be charitable, an "extremist" Christian.

Answer 9

There's nothing extreme about it. However fundamentalist issues and the attempt to legislate morality are factors that people don't like.

The numbers regarding drug use, divorce, etc. aren't up, you're just more aware of them.

Answer 10

Its all of the above the funniest part is their afraid of us so therefore single us out for attack and the ACLU is not called the anti Christian liberty union for nothing. They're up to their bs again here in La over a picture of Jesus in a Slidell courthouse. and solerian it that s what a mesc is than count me as one the schools are not educating our children about evoulition their indoctrinating them (that's why I homeschool) as for the meseum what's wrong with giving a diffrent point of view this is America last I checked