Fundamentalist
While with the CIA, Michael Scheuer wrote “Imperial Hubris.” He believes that “Evangelical Christians have a fervor for God similar to the Islamists”.
In “Our Endangered Values” Jimmy Carter writes that characteristics of fundamentalism are: rigidity, domination, and exclusion. He points out: “Fundamentalist movements are led by authoritarian males who consider themselves to be superior to others and have an overwhelming commitment to subjugate women and to dominate their fellow believers. Fundamentalists draw clear distinctions between themselves, as true believers, and others, convinced that they are right and that anyone who contradicts them is ignorant and possibly evil. Fundamentalists are militant in fighting against any challenge to their beliefs. They are often angry and sometimes resort to verbal or even physical abuse against those who interfere with the implementation of their agenda. Fundamentalists tend to isolate themselves, and to view change, cooperation, negotiation, and other efforts to resolve differences as signs of weakness.”
Until his death, Jerry Falwell continued to connect liberal beliefs to Islamic terrorism, by blaming the attacks of September 11th on the prevalence of abortion in America. He caused a huge amount of controversy after 9/11 when he said that the Lord was removing his protection from America.
Radical opponents of abortion waged their holy war against abortion clinics. Bombings, arson, assassinations terrified many women. The bombing at a Birmingham clinic killed a police guard. From Boston to Florida, Christian zealots murdered seven people, three of them doctors.
I would stop criticizing fundamentalist Christians and respect their right to their beliefs, but they must do the same and stop justifying hatred of people through the Bible, by conveniently ignoring the parts about “love thy neighbor.”
Fundamentalist should accept the rights of Muslims, homosexuals and atheists. Instead of using the Bible to fill peoples hearts with animosity and hatred, they should try love, tolerance and mutual understanding.
In “Our Endangered Values” Jimmy Carter writes that characteristics of fundamentalism are: rigidity, domination, and exclusion. He points out: “Fundamentalist movements are led by authoritarian males who consider themselves to be superior to others and have an overwhelming commitment to subjugate women and to dominate their fellow believers. Fundamentalists draw clear distinctions between themselves, as true believers, and others, convinced that they are right and that anyone who contradicts them is ignorant and possibly evil. Fundamentalists are militant in fighting against any challenge to their beliefs. They are often angry and sometimes resort to verbal or even physical abuse against those who interfere with the implementation of their agenda. Fundamentalists tend to isolate themselves, and to view change, cooperation, negotiation, and other efforts to resolve differences as signs of weakness.”
Until his death, Jerry Falwell continued to connect liberal beliefs to Islamic terrorism, by blaming the attacks of September 11th on the prevalence of abortion in America. He caused a huge amount of controversy after 9/11 when he said that the Lord was removing his protection from America.
Radical opponents of abortion waged their holy war against abortion clinics. Bombings, arson, assassinations terrified many women. The bombing at a Birmingham clinic killed a police guard. From Boston to Florida, Christian zealots murdered seven people, three of them doctors.
I would stop criticizing fundamentalist Christians and respect their right to their beliefs, but they must do the same and stop justifying hatred of people through the Bible, by conveniently ignoring the parts about “love thy neighbor.”
Fundamentalist should accept the rights of Muslims, homosexuals and atheists. Instead of using the Bible to fill peoples hearts with animosity and hatred, they should try love, tolerance and mutual understanding.
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