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Radical Christian Terrorists[W:239]

Is it hypocrisy to label Muslims but not Christians as terrorists when it applies?

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Re: Radical Christian Terrorists

joG said:
That is right. Terrorists can be of any religion including atheist. As a matter of fact, the terrorists of the Cold War period were mostly atheists.
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None of which actually acted in the name of atheism. That's about as silly as blaming the mustaches of Hitler and Stalin for the violence they caused. But sure, go on with your ever-so-well thought out rant.
 
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PakPuk said:
We are talking about now and today which threatens us more and that is Islamic terrorism.
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Islam has yet to be neutered effectively. Give it some time. Secular liberal values will soon find their place.
 
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David_N said:
Atheism isn't a religion.
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Yeah, but since these people are not in touch with reality in the first place, I'm not surprised they don't know that.
 
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Cephus said:
No, it didn't reform itself, it was reformed entirely against its will. It is an ongoing process. Most recently, it's gay marriage. These churches are changing their minds because their congregations are demanding it, not because they've gotten some kind of new revelation from on high that they were wrong all along. Christianity has always been on the wrong side of history in pretty much everything from slavery to racism to interracial marriage to gay marriage and every single social change that's come along. They aren't the ones leading the charge, they're the ones being dragged along by the nose, kicking and screaming.
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In the 19th century the abolitionist movement was led by churchmen.
 
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Jack Hays said:
In the 19th century the abolitionist movement was led by churchmen.
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Only because at the time it was socially unacceptable not to be religious. But the slave owners were also entirely religious, using the Bible as their primary justification for owning other people.
 
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David_N said:
Islam has yet to be neutered effectively. Give it some time. Secular liberal values will soon find their place.
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They try to but governments like Saudi Arabia keep exporting their radical view of Islam into other countries just like we are seeing in Syria.
 
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PakPuk said:
We are talking about now and today which threatens us more and that is Islamic terrorism.
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No we aren't. You are attempting to hi-jack the thread for some reason and I assume it is either a hatred of anything Islamic or fear that your religion is being insulted.

Either way stop trying to hi-jack the thread. Make your own and piss off.
 
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Bodhisattva said:
What is with that? Radical Christian Terrorist guns down a dozen people and the media says that they don't know what his motivation was? Why not the same pass when a Muslim suicide bomber blows up a market? They don't investigate his house to find his motives because they are alreay known... just like this guy. Hypocrisy? I say it is..
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Are you talking about the Planned Parenthood shooter? If so, I fear you are jumping to a conclusion. There is no evidence of a Christian motive. One need not be religious to oppose abortion or the sale of baby parts.
 
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PakPuk said:
Islamic terrorism kills more... much more.
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That is quite true.
Unless one counts the terrorism dictators employ to control their populations.
 
Re: Radical Christian Terrorists

Cephus said:
Only because at the time it was socially unacceptable not to be religious. But the slave owners were also entirely religious, using the Bible as their primary justification for owning other people.
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So what? The abolitionists were among the most committed Christians of the era.
 
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PakPuk said:
They try to but governments like Saudi Arabia keep exporting their radical view of Islam into other countries just like we are seeing in Syria.
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But come on, Saudi Arabia is our "friend"! In fact, it's funny that in the Middle East, all of our so-called allies like Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait, those are the hotbeds of Muslim extremism, the places that actively fund terrorism, while places like Iran, which we hate, are fighting against ISIS throughout the ME. Go figure.
 
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Bodhisattva said:
No we aren't. You are attempting to hi-jack the thread for some reason and I assume it is either a hatred of anything Islamic or fear that your religion is being insulted.

Either way stop trying to hi-jack the thread. Make your own and piss off.
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Rather aggressive? Just giving my opinions?:mrgreen:
 
Re: Radical Christian Terrorists

Jack Hays said:
So what? The abolitionists were among the most committed Christians of the era.
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As were the slave owners. It just proves what a ridiculous joke that Big Book of Multiple Choice you call the Bible is.
 
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Cephus said:
But come on, Saudi Arabia is our "friend"! In fact, it's funny that in the Middle East, all of our so-called allies like Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait, those are the hotbeds of Muslim extremism, the places that actively fund terrorism, while places like Iran, which we hate, are fighting against ISIS throughout the ME. Go figure.
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Then the US and the so called 'allies' in the region want to bring down secular governments! It is madness.
 
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Bodhisattva said:
What is with that? Radical Christian Terrorist guns down a dozen people and the media says that they don't know what his motivation was? Why not the same pass when a Muslim suicide bomber blows up a market? They don't investigate his house to find his motives because they are alreay known... just like this guy. Hypocrisy? I say it is..
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I would say it's hypocrisy to label Muslims terrorists yet NON-MUSLIMS not-terrorists when the tactics are similar. I don't think, say, Dylann Roof was particularly Christian, he just hated black people and committed an act of terror to intimidate them. I don't think the soft-handing of obvious terrorists is limited to Christians; however, I'd say when the perpetrator of an atrocity isn't a Muslim, there's a lot of explaining how this isn't terrorism, per se.
 
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Cephus said:
As were the slave owners. It just proves what a ridiculous joke that Big Book of Multiple Choice you call the Bible is.
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I'm agnostic, so you can insult the Bible all day long without bothering me. But you don't know your history.
 
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Cephus said:
Absolutely. There are plenty of radical Christian terrorists in the world, just like there are plenty of radical Buddhist terrorists. It isn't limited to just Islam. Religion is the problem.
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Religion isn't even always the problem. Extremist thought, which takes on other forms than religion, is the problem. Extreme hatred of SOMETHING is what leads to atrocities ... it's not always religion, but it usually is.
 
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Jack Hays said:
Are you talking about the Planned Parenthood shooter? If so, I fear you are jumping to a conclusion. There is no evidence of a Christian motive. One need not be religious to oppose abortion or the sale of baby parts.
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"What he did is domestic terrorism,” the former Arkansas governor told CNN, referring to the gunman.
Read more at Reutershttp://www.reuters.com/article/2015/11/29/us-colorado-shooter-idUSKBN0TH05O20151129#DrSiRH5T8m1EPPe0.99
 
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Jack Hays said:
I'm agnostic, so you can insult the Bible all day long without bothering me. But you don't know your history.
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Actually, I'd put my knowledge against yours any day of the week.
 
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Bodhisattva said:
What is with that? Radical Christian Terrorist guns down a dozen people and the media says that they don't know what his motivation was? Why not the same pass when a Muslim suicide bomber blows up a market? They don't investigate his house to find his motives because they are alreay known... just like this guy. Hypocrisy? I say it is..
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I notice you liking a bunch of anti-Christian posts. Didn't realize what a hater you were. You must think we're all cops.
 
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PakPuk said:
So you deny that worldwide Islamic terrorism has killed the most people in the last 20 years?
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I would. Islamic terrorism is pretty low on the list, actually, of the last 20 years of body count.
 
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Bodhisattva said:
"What he did is domestic terrorism,” the former Arkansas governor told CNN, referring to the gunman.
Read more at Reutershttp://www.reuters.com/article/2015/11/29/us-colorado-shooter-idUSKBN0TH05O20151129#DrSiRH5T8m1EPPe0.99
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OK. But there's no evidence it was specifically Christian terrorism.
 
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Kobie said:
Religion isn't even always the problem. Extremist thought, which takes on other forms than religion, is the problem. Extreme hatred of SOMETHING is what leads to atrocities ... it's not always religion, but it usually is.
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No, you are right. What is really the problem is irrationality and that comes in many, many forms. But in the particular example of this thread, religion is a problem because anyone who is trying to kill someone else because they think some imaginary man in the sky wants them to, that's utter insanity.
 
Re: Radical Christian Terrorists

If people deny Christian terrorists while focusing exclusively on Islamist, they are hypocritical.

If people try to create a false equivalence between Christianity and Islam when it comes to the propensity for producing such, however, they are merely a dishonest hack.
 
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