Christian Extremism

Christian extremism is a poorly understood and often neglected phenomenon. Although we are constantly hearing about Muslim extremists, America is plagued with a Christian extremist movement which we ignore at our peril. Christian extremism includes the components of Christian fundamentalism (i.e., biblical inerrancy, evangelism, premillenialism, separatism/sense of persecution, and biblical literalism with regard to creation) and adds some additional components (e.g., exclusivity, anti-intellectualism, social conservatism/anti-liberalism, intolerance, theocratic strivings, and militant opposition to modernism).

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Christian Terrorism

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From: www.atheistrev.com

I was motivated, at least in part, to start Atheist Revolution because I was becoming increasingly frustrated to see politicians and media in the U.S. obsess over Islamic extremism in the Middle East while ignoring Christian extremism at home. In the couple of years since I have been blogging, little has changed. There is still a tendency in the U.S. to see religious extremism as problematic only as long as one's own religion is exempt from similar examination. Yes, there have been some encouraging signs that people are beginning to wake up, but our work continues. There is little doubt that Islamic extremism currently ... Read Full Story

Christian Extremists Support School Bullying

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Image via Wikipedia It must be difficult to be a Christian extremist parent in 2009. First, those pesky public schools actually want to educate your children in science so they'll be able to compete in an increasingly complex job market. Second, some dare to teach method of sex education which have been shown to be...(gasp)...effective, instead of simply preaching "don't do it." And now, some schools have the nerve to realize that bullying detracts from the learning conducive environment they are trying to foster. What is a good Christian extremist parent to do? Oppose measures to reduce bullying, of course. Evidently, last week's No ... Read Full Story

Embarrassed For Humanity

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Image by stevegarfield via Flickr Late last month, Bligbi wrote a great post titled " What century do we live in again? " I don't know about you, but I find myself asking that question every time I open a paper, watch a news program on TV, or get my fix of news from multiple sources on the Internet. Increasingly, I find myself feeling embarrassed for humanity. I know we can do better than this, and I am becoming increasingly impatient that we refuse to do so. Here are some quick examples of what I'm talking about: Texas school suspends teacher after a parent ... Read Full Story

Free Speech and Atheist Billboards

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Friendly Atheist has a good post asking us all to consider whether we truly support freedom of speech. He is right to note what appears to be considerable hypocrisy around this issue. We pick on Christians for their hypocrisy because it tends to be so common and obvious, but I'd like to remind us that atheists are not immune from making the same mistake. This is a good subject for some discussion in light of the recent news about atheist billboards, bus campaigns , and the like. It is easy to defend one's own freedom to disseminate unpopular ideas (e.g., atheism). However, someone who ... Read Full Story

Could Gay Marriage Bring the End of Christian Extremism?

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Image by Getty Images via Daylife I fully realize that I will not live to see the end of Christian extremism in the United States. Far from being a source of despair, this encourages me to do what I can while I'm here. In fact, I'm feeling a bit optimistic at this moment that we may finally be nearing the beginning of what is almost sure to be a long and tortured decline of at least one form of Christian extremism. Specifically, I am very encouraged by what I'm seeing in the GLBT community in response to having the recent blow to their civil ... Read Full Story

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