How would you define "Christian Extremism"?

Answer 1

Two words...

Legalism-believing that your own works can save you.

Liberalism-believing that, once you have accpeted Christ, you can continue in your own life of sin without changing.

Both of these are extreme sides of the road in Christianity, and both are wrong, according to the Bible. Only Christ can save us, not our works, lest any man should boast, but once we have accpeted Christ, we must allow Him to transform us into His perfect character, a work that only He can do when we surrender ourselves completely to Him.
God bless!

Answer 2

I would look at it similarly as "Math Extremism". Gotta be EXACTLY correct. In Christianity, that would mean that THE CHRISTIAN HIMSELF (not the person he's talking to) must do EXACTLY as God would have him do in that situation. That means always paying attention to what the Holy Spirit is guiding me to do. Then, naturally, this would never include an act that ends up turning that person permanently off from Jesus Christ. Acts like bombing abortion clinics (no Holy Spirit-led person would do that) or even deciding that I will convince someone of something they don't believe (read the parable of the sower and the seeds - some will accept, some won't - my job is to sow the seed. It's the job of God to prepare the soil.... or not prepare it.)

Yes, different people have their own opinions as to exactly what God would have them do in each situation - that's free will, and different life experiences - it's also Christians with good intentions, but not going exactly into the mission field that God intends for them. As an example, I've met MANY pastors who took the job because they're good public speakers, and love Jesus and thought it would be a good thing to do - but who are not CALLED BY GOD to be a pastor. Kinda like promoting a good worker one level beyond what he's good at, and you end up messing u the equation. (See? There's that math stuff again..:)

Answer 3

I would define the ones who constantly claim they are true believers in God, who say they humble and bend only in front of the God, never go to church ,who quote the Bible, though in fact they have got their own book written which is too far way from peace, love for the mankind.

Answer 4

Christian Extremism: The belief that is so completely lead by faith that it can't even consider the possibility that truth might be found in alternative belief.... the dogmatic and dogmaticly entrenched people who are so blinded by their faith that they cannot accept fact and logical reason even in the least way and who border on psychotic in actions and words.

View this must see video: Zeitgiest the movie, (1hour 56 minutes, WARNING - contains graphic seans of human suffering; http://www.pathofreason.com/

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Answer 5

Like so many things, it's hard to define, but you know it when you see it...

I guess I would define it as this: Christianity with an uncompromisable agenda.

Answer 6

It's like the difference between social drinking and alcoholism. And even the moderates add to the problem in the same way that a social drinker will coax an alcoholic to "just have one".

Answer 7

People like Tim McVeigh, blowing up government buildings to "punish" the secular government.

Antisecularists who want to establish their version of Sharia Law.

Answer 8

The IRA. The "christian militia" in Lebanon. Killing in the name of Christ, or because somebody does not believe the way they do.

Answer 9

Pretty much anything accepted on faith is extremist, but unquestionably, espousing bigotry and hatred toward others who believe differently or not at all is extremist.

Answer 10

Someone who literally adopts the teachings of Christ, and they become loving, compassionate, merciful, and righteous.