In Our Modern World Fundamentalist Christianity is More Dangerous Than Fundamentalist Islam

I should first point out that this debate has nothing to say about whether or not the claims of Jesus of Nazareth are correct or incorrect nor do I think the intentions of either fundamentalist Christians or fundamentalist Muslims are ill I just think they are misguided, often dangerously so.Definitions:Fundamentalist: "Fundamentalism is the demand for a strict adherence to orthodox theological doctrines, usually understood as a reaction to Modernist theology."Christianity: "the religion based on the person and teachings of Jesus Christ, or its beliefs and practices."Islam: "the religion of the Muslims, a monotheistic faith regarded as revealed through Muhammad as the Prophet of god."Dangerous: Dangerous will be decided by the potential for members of this belief system to kill or cause harm to others in the near future (say 2-3 decades).Various Terrorist GroupsWhile Islam does seem to be winning in news coverage giving the illusion that there are no or very few Christian terrorist groups operating in the world this is simply not the case, here are a few:Anti balakaLords resistance army (LRA)Klu Klux Klan (KKK)National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT)Tigers Militia (of Lebanon)Lebanese FrontIron GuardLancieriArmy of GodHutareeThe CovenantThe SwordThe Arm of the LordDefensive ActionThe Freemen CommunityNational Liberation Army (Columbia)But that aside the damage done by terrorist organisations will not be my main point in fact I think the real danger posed by Christianity comes from the United States.Christian Voting Block In The US And The Damage It CausesWhen you give a man with beliefs from the 4th century weapons from the 21st century what happens? Eleven years ago in a so called crusade [1] coalition forces invaded Iraq. This has lead to over a decade of violence, hostility and instability as well as a substantial drop in the standard of living of the Iraqi people when compared to their neighbours [2]. Furthermore the collapse of Iraqi society after the invasion of 03 has lead to the rise of many terrorist organisations who have exploited the instability in Iraq (the ultimate form of this being the Islamic State). Because these organisations are in almost all cases fundamentalist Islamic Islam is shown to be the problem. This is not the case. Political instability brings violence in almost all cases (with the possible exception of Belgium) this is the same regardless of wether or not this happens in a majority Christian nation [3] or an Islamic one [4]. We have to look at the root causes of the conflict and that is the election of a right wing war hawk (George Bush) who was majority supported by fundamentalist Christians (even in his later days) [5] [6]. The real problem is that extreme Christians make up a significant enough portion of the vote in the US that they can influence the elections significantly. Unfortunately they tend to vote for the most warlike candidates they can find. ConclusionWhile fundamentalist Islam is dangerous and is rightly considered so fundamentalist Christians have massive influence over the worlds largest war machine and are constantly attempting to use it, usually with devastating consequences that could never be achieved by the fundamentalist Muslims. [1] (ignore the laughter in the background, that just seems to be par for the course with Bush)[2]http://en.wikipedia.org...[3] http://www.nydailynews.com...[4] http://en.wikipedia.org...[5] http://www.christianitytoday.com... [6] http://www.oakhill.ac.uk...