Talk:Christian terrorism/Archive 1

message: The term "crusade" is used often in the USA without connotation to "The Crusades" (note: different meanings through use of capital "C"). To include President Bush's one time use of the word to describe "Christian terrorism" and connect that to the founding of the USA is really stretching it. Do people really think that Bush meant the word with capital "C", refering back to his deep knowledge of Medieval History? 
I could see some meaning of the entry in connection with attacks on abortion clinics. That is, however, dealt with under "abortion." But the term lacks any sources and indication of general use, as a term, since there really is no specifically Christian terrorism. The Crusades are also defined elsewhere in the Wikipedia.
I have never heard of a Christian religious leader calling for the specific use of murder or terrorism to further the cause of that church, at least not since the religious wars in Europe, hundreds of years ago. 
         Unaware of the Balkans in the 1990s? 
Even that would be debateable. Jesus, being the defining leader of a Christian church, was not an imperialist or a war lord. Putting the words "Christian" and "terrorism" together is like joining "flying" and "elephants".
I suggest the term "Christian terrorism" be eliminated. WhyerdWhyerd 14:18, 9 Sep 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  legitimate entry? 

message: I could not find any refs on this article. And the talk archived on this page--deciding on definitions to use for terrorism and fitting people or groups to it--looks pretty obviously like original research. Now a lot of it looks like common sense or stuff you'd expect to find a source for easily, but someday it needs to be followed up on. One exception is the line about crusades and witchhunts which makes no sense to me and I couldn't find anything worthwhile on with google. I also notice, oddly enough, its a completely warped version of what the line originally meant in old revisions. a misunderstanding? So I nuked that line till someone can show a source.  keith 17:13, 21 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Where's the Refs? 

message: All references to the Lord's Resistance Army should be removed. Joseph Kony, the official, undisputable leader, converted to Islam. freestylefrappe 23:29, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Although the leader is said to have converted according to some sources, his organization still upholds a christian agenda and is made up of mostly fundamental christians. See the Lord's Resistance Army article for a start. --a.n.o.n.y.m   t 23:34, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I am quite familar with the LRA. They are not fundamentalist Christians, and little of their beliefs coincide with any Christian denomination. Kony has incorporated the Catholic beliefs he was raised with, with local beliefs regarding mediumistic automatism, and Islamic beliefs so that the National Islamic Front will support him. The LRA do not view themselves as Christians, they simply place great emphasis on the ten commandments just as the Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments did. freestylefrappe 02:06, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

text: I am retracting the above comment per the discussion on the Lord's Resistance Army page. CClio333 12:17, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: It is ridiculous. Claiming that a SYNCRETIC sect, joining elements from Christianity, african religions and islam (something like Haitan Vudoo) is Christian, is a fallacy. And in such contects appears to be a provocation. Yeti 14:50, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  LRA is NOT Christian