I'm not a Christian, I'm Hindu and in my religious background, Hindus are very tolerant and syncretic in their beliefs. I respect all religions (as long as you don't believe in human sacrifice, that I cannot do) but one thing that I've noticed is how so many people equate extremism with Christianity. Why?
Doesn't anyone notice the extremist Muslims out there, who take the term "jihad" way too far, when it's supposed to refer to an internal struggle, not actual war? Has anyone noticed that a few years ago, a Sikh father in Canada murdered his daughter for dating a non-Sikh man? Or perhaps even in Hinduism, where a friend of mine who stated she was not religious to her parents was forced against her will to go to a "special temple" and then drink who knows what to make her "well again"?
I'm trying to point out that religious extremism exists in all religious traditions, not just Christianity.
2007-09-23 20:28:47 · 9 answers · asked by Orchideye 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No I have not lived under a rock but whenever someone talks about politics or any other related topic, it's always about "the religious right" or how people want Christianity/Christian values to take over the country and government.
And I don't think my question is based on the wrong premises. I pointed out that all religions have been guilty of extremism did I not?
2007-09-23 20:45:21 · update #1
Haha there can never be left wing extremists because they're all liberal and tolerant.
2007-09-23 21:59:01 · update #2
Doesn't anyone notice the extremist Muslims out there? Are you serious? Please, tell me you are joking.
Extremism is probably far more noticed in Islam than in any other prevalent religion. In the past 6 years, since the attacks on 9/11, the entire world's attention has been brought to the oppressive Taliban regime and the civil war between extremist Muslims that is going on in Iraq right now. We hear about radical Islamic groups (Al Quaeda, et al) bombing embassies all over the world. The entire global community stopped and watched when Osama Bin Laden released another tape.
So yeah, I'd say the world is pretty familiar with the concept of extremist Muslims.
Orchideye -- If we discuss or focus on Christian extremism, its because its the type of extremism that hits closest to home. While Muslim extremists seek to disrupt our way of life, they aren't attempting to legislate their beliefs into United States federal law. While the father who murdered his daughter in Canada is tragic, it has no direct bearing on our lives. It doesn't change the way we live, who we can marry, what is taught in our public schools, what our tax money is spent on.
2007-09-23 20:35:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
If you are basing your observations on this section, then you are right - there does seem to be an unbalanced amount of hostility towards the christian extremists.
But in the real world, we all know that muslim (and other religious) extremists exist - they just don't come on here much!!
An atheist
2007-09-24 03:48:20 · answer #2 · answered by Grotty Bodkin is not dead!!! 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Biased Media only reports about extremist Muslims...
2007-09-24 03:30:47 · answer #3 · answered by B 4 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Your questions is based on wrong premises. Its hindus and christians who assume that only muslims are extremist even though both hindus and chrisitans have very bad record of muslim massacre.
2007-09-24 03:37:45 · answer #4 · answered by Happily Happy 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
id say because you are in America if all you see is talk about religious right extremists they are the majority so they get talked about more
why isn't there any religious left extremists?
2007-09-24 04:03:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Christianity i just a bit more extreme thsn the others. Of course there are levels of the extreme, but in a comparison of other religions, christianity IS the most extreme, intolerant and aggressive.
2007-09-24 03:34:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Doesn't anyone notice the extremist Muslims out there?
Geez. What rock have you been living under???
2007-09-24 03:37:45 · answer #7 · answered by MJF 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I love followers of Prophet Moses, and followers of Prophet Jesus ( p.b.u.them both).
For answer of your answer just see history, not very far but start from couple of centuries. You will get your answer.
2007-09-24 04:41:07 · answer #8 · answered by Bhola 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cuz they like to remember the Crusades of the middle ages rather than the muslim car bomb that just went off
and another probably went off again...
and one more again...
2007-09-24 03:37:26 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋