Tag: Christian terrorism

Why Christian Terrorism is an Oxymoron While Islamic Terrorism is a Truism

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In the wake of the Colorado Planned Parenthood shooting, many political commentators have been quick to criticize Republicans for being unwilling to call Robert Lewis Dear a “Christian terrorist” though those same Republicans want to call ISIS and its agents “Islamic terrorists.” Here’s a representative example of this argument from (of course) Think Progress: But […]

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The Difference Between Islam and Christian Extremism

Posted on by Michael Minkoff, Jr. · Leave a comment

A recent article in ThinkProgress (yes, I read ThinkProgress occasionally) uncovers the little known and horrifying truth: Christians can also be religious extremists! Horror of horrors! Ban Christianity yesterday! According to the, typically, daft author of this boilerplate inflammatory exposé: But there is a long history of terrorist attacks resembling McQuilliams’ rampage across Austin — […]

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