The difference between Christian fundamentalist and Islamic jihadists?

[Jara sang]

Islamic jihadists blow themselves up, Christian fundamentalists get other people to blow themselves up for them.

[redphish]

1. The only difference is in their methods.

Both groups suffer from the same demented notion that because they believe in their respective religious tomes, they have the duty to force the rest of us to at least pretend to believe in them too.

[QC]

2. "get other people to blow themselves up for them"

Isn't that what the people who recruit and train suicide bombers do?

[Strong Atheist]

3. IBTL! Lol! nt.

[ToeBot]

4. Location, location, location! eom

[Emendator]

5. Not equivalent

Christian fundamentalists are annoying but not nearly as bad as Islamic ones. Anyone who needs this pointed out to them is clueless.

[SPKrazy]

7. No Shit

just another Christian bashing thread as far as I can tell

[Jara sang]

8. Christian fundamentalism has NOTHING to do with Christ.

[SPKrazy]

12. Let Us Say We Disagree

Let us say that SOME fundamentalists don't act like the Christians you expect them to be.

There are fundies that vote for Democrats too.

I am not a fundie.

I am a Christian.

I do not see the usefulness of bashing Christians, fundies or otherwise, by comparing them to "Islamic Jihadists"

grow up

[Jara sang]

20. Show me exactly where I "bashed" Christians.

Your post was ill conceived. I think you have an identity crisis.

[SPKrazy]

21. You Compared Fundamentalist Christians

to Islamic Jihadists

that is a broad brush stereotype

most Christian fundamentalists are just regular people who happen to belong to fundamentalist Churches.

There are those within those Churches that abuse the perceived power they have over fundamentalist members of Churches.

but your OP did in fact compare the two, as being somehow equivalent.

Now to say Christian fundamentalists are similar to Muslim fundamentalists would be a different comparison. But you said Jihadists, which isn't fair to a large number of people who just happen to belong to Christian fundamentalist Churches

as for "identity crises", perhaps you should look in the mirror

[Jara sang]

22. Both factions are fundamentalists are they not?

[SPKrazy]

24. Jihadists, May Be Fundamentalists, But They Are Fighting A

Holy war, or Jihad

Christian fundamentalists for the most part are just trying to get by in life, like everyone else.

There are some vocal ones that espouse just about everything under the sun.

There are some that have blown things up (Eric Rudolph)

But that is not the mission of fundamentalists of any religion. (can't believe I'm defending fundamentalists because I'm not one and really can't stand that the way they think about Christianity either)

[Jara sang]

25. We have a President who is a self described Christian fundamentalist.

We are fighting a war against "radical Islamic fundamentalism"(the Bush administration's words, not mine) I stand by my original description. These Christian fundamentalists got Bush into office, they adore him. Are they in Iraq fighting? Perhaps a very small few, but most are back here churning up their hatred of all Muslims. Most Muslims are regular ordinary people, like you said that most Christians are regular ordinary people. How many of Christian fundamentalists would blow themselves up for what they believe in? Zero. But they are more than willing to let young women and men go to Iraq to fight the "terrorists" and by terrorist they mean all Muslims.

[QC]

27. Neocons are not Christian--or other--fundamentalists.

Strauss was an atheist who taught that religion was useful as a means of social control but not something the ruling class should bother with for themselves.

[SPKrazy]

28. You Can Stand By Your Original Comparison

but understand that it isn't correct, and it is offensive to any one that might be a Christian fundamentalist and a Democrat

[CJCRANE]

31. Islamophobia and Jihadism

are just two sides of the same coin.

The Neocons keep their base riled up and angry at the muslims so they'll support war against the boogeyman du jour
(freepers aren't very good at geography so don't notice that at the same time Bushco are happily doing business with all the ME monarchies).

The elites in the ME let their unemployed youth get angry at the Jews and Americans, so they'll go off somewhere else and fight.

[Der Blaue Engel]

9. No, it's a fundamentalist bashing thread

A fundie is a fundie is a fundie.

[Emendator]

13. It depends on what one's fundamentals are

and whether they are good or bad that mark a fundamentalist out as dangerous or not. A fundie is not a fundie.

[Der Blaue Engel]

29. Speaking as a former fundamentalist christian

There is no such thing as a good fundie. The best you can hope for is a well-meaning but severely brainwashed fundie who will cause harm because she has been taught to do so...but sooner or later you're responsible for thinking for yourself.

[QC]

10. It's just iteration #8,394 of the ole false equivalency argument. n/t

[Media_Lies_Daily]

17. I guess that makes #8,394 of the ole false defense argument.

[QC]

23. You won't find me defending the local fundies. I can't stand 'em.

I also can't stand sloppy argument. I guess it's just the English teacher in me coming out.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

11. Christians and Christian Fundamentalists are two different entities.

And the fundies are just as bad as muslim fundies, if not worse. At least the muslim fundies are up front about their violent hate.
Duckie

[Media_Lies_Daily]

18. Interesting! Is that word something they teach you in church?

[SPKrazy]

19. No, Shit I Learnt All On My Own

and I have no qualms about saying it over and over shit shit shit shit shit!

what's in a word?

[redphish]

14. Only the clueless can't see that they are both working...

for the same goal, and are just as dangerous. Christian fundamentalists are far more than merely annoying. Note the word "fundamentalists", I'm not saying all Christians are like this. I also don't believe all Muslims are represented by their fundamentalist brethren.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

16. Do the Crusades ring a bell? How about the Inquisition?....

...Just how much divides the current Christian Fundamentalists from their hardcore ancestors?

We have Christian Fundamentalists giving the orders to kill Afghan and Iraqi civilians to the tune of 40,000 and 100,000 respectively.

We have Christian Fundamentalists giving the orders to plan for the attacks on Iran and Syria?

Not much difference, IMHO.

[Montauk6]

6. Difference? Two words: Neckties and Gillette

[MountainLaurel]

26. Hadn't thought of that

:spray:

[Neil Lisst]

15. What's the difference? About 400 years.

Take a look back in time, and you will see.

[bainz]

30. Enlightenment? n/t

[xchrom]

32. there isn't any for me -- and i'm a christian.

but then there are a slew of christians who would like to see my kind burned at the stake.

we are not all the same -- and believing that the bible is inerrant is a disease.