Hatred hurled from the left towards Christians, why?

Christian Fundamentalists have about as much control of the US government as Muslim fundamentalists have control of Iranian government.

Were prominent pastors?

Is that why you guys are so oppressed? Look behind you, this post is just a distraction so that the secret police can sneak up on you.

Fundamentalist does not = pastor

quit trying to twist words!

I'm certain that if you were to take recordings of Jeremiah Wright, Rod Parsley, Jerry Falwell, Osama bin Laden, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Pat Robertson and John Hagee... and played them at the same time across your screen... you'd probably start to see some similarities.

Religion whatever is the evil of this world. It must be destroyed.

They attacked our land. Destroy them.

The government of whateveristan is corrupt.

Religion whatever is false.

We are the true chosen people.

Attack me and you attack everyone else who believes like I do.

Nation A needs to rise up and strike back at Nation B.

Leader whoever is evil, we need to take him out.

Those are things you will hear from almost every single one of them in one form or fashion. I'm serious, try it.

Face it, there are as many wackos in your backyard as there are in the funny sounding guy's yard across the street.

is that what i said?

The paragraph that is italicized and underlined in bold red is the one containing the sort of people I'm talking about here.



You said that Christian fundamentalist control over the U.S. government was the equivalent of Muslim fundamentalist control over the Iranian government, you (or at least others who you have apparently given your support) have also implied, at least, that Christian and Islamic fundamentalism are equally bad, therefore I took your posts as a whole to mean that generally, the U.S. is controlled by fundamentalists, Iran is controlled by fundamentalists, the U.S. government is similar to that of Iran.

the U.S. government is similar to that of Iran.

I said they have nearly equal control over their respective governments, while Christian and Islamic fundamentalist are both dangerous, but unlike in the middle-east the US and western governments have strictly enforced systems in place that will keep the radicals in check.

But if they're so equal in control (a complete state of control), why not just get rid of them? Or is Christian fundamentalism not as bad as Muslim fundamentalism?

What exactly do you mean by "get rid of"? Also like i said before both are dangerous it is simply our policies that keep them in check, it would be best if they would implement these same policies and actually enforce them in the middle-east. there is a long way to go before that is a feasible goal.

If they are so powerful, what is to stop them from ignoring such policies, and who is enforcing them?

The same way we do it.

I am not asking about Iran, I am asking about us (them=fundamentalists.) How do we do it?

I am not asking about Iran, I am asking about us (them=fundamentalists.) How do we do it?

By enforcing the policies.

If Fundamentalist Christians control the government, who is left to enforce it?

People who care about the constitution and see the purpose in enforcing it.

Who would that be,

and how could they possibly have the power to enforce it?

I couldn't tell you that, it would be on an individual basis.

punish those who break it.

But why are such people able to exist here and not in Iran?

How? If Chrisitian fundamentalists fill all positions of authority, who's going to punish them?

luckily for us, they don't.