The American Mind

It’s also partly the fact that Christians aren’t violent like Islamists.

How soon they forget. I guess you forgot that, prior to 9/11, the most destructive, fatal act of domestic US terrorism was committed by a Christian.

Apparently you’ve forgotten how many abortion clinics Christians have bombed, and how many such doctors they’ve murdered, cowardly, from hiding with sniper rifles.

Did you forget the “Last Temptation of Christ” riots? How many died at the hands of rioting Christians?

I wouldn’t say that Christians are as violent, currently; but to say that they’re not violent at all? You flatter yourself, I think.

Exactly right, Sean.

I’ve never viewed Tim McVeigh’s attack as a Christian terrorist attack. I’ve always thought of it as an anti-government attack. He was protesting the government’s attack on the Branch Dividians.

As for the abortion attacks they’ve been minor compared to the nearly-30 year reign of the Islamists.

My point remains. The mock terrorists were vaguely Christian because officials knew there would be fewer complaints than if they named them Muslims.

I’ve never viewed Tim McVeigh’s attack as a Christian terrorist attack. I’ve always thought of it as an anti-government attack.

Ah, but if today a Muslim carried out a terrorist attack that was more anti-government than religious? That Muslim status would be all over the media. Just saying. I don’t necessarily disagree with your central point other than the whole “oh, Christians get discriminated against! Boo hoo!” meme as a reverse-discrimination argument is really tiring.

I’ve never viewed Tim McVeigh’s attack as a Christian terrorist attack. He was protesting the government’s attack on the Branch Dividians.

Who were themselves a branch of the Adventist Church.

Yeah, good job disconnecting him from Christians, there.

As for the abortion attacks they’ve been minor compared to the nearly-30 year reign of the Islamists.

I don’t think it’s “minor” when people car-bomb clinics, personally.

The mock terrorists were vaguely Christian because officials knew there would be fewer complaints than if they named them Muslims.

I don’t see any evidence that they were “vaguely Christian” at all, actually. From the article:

The term ‘Christian’ was not included in the scenario.

So, in fact, there was no indication that they were portrayed as “Christian” whatsoever. They were just portrayed as religious. The Christian persecution complex rears it’s head again, I see.

Chet, are you suggesting that the massacre of the Branch Davidians was carried out by the Federal government because of their Christian beliefs? The Christian persecution complex rears its head again, I see.

Surely the theory that ATF figured that anyone who was known to report to the police station on learning of an arrest warrant would roll over if they did their jackbooted thug act is closer to your beliefs.

Chet, are you suggesting that the massacre of the Branch Davidians was carried out by the Federal government because of their Christian beliefs?

No, I’d say it happened because they had illegal stockpiles of assault rifles and machine guns, and because they were abusing children and women, and refused to surrender when asked to do so by the agents of the ATF. And then they self-immolated. There was no “massacre”, that’s a conspiracy theory. They were crazy Christian cultists who had trapped their compound with incendiary bombs.

Surely the theory that ATF figured that anyone who was known to report to the police station on learning of an arrest warrant would roll over if they did their jackbooted thug act is closer to your beliefs.

I literally have no idea what you’re trying to say, here. Closer to what beliefs?

The Mamet/Haney collaboration “The Unit” actually
took a realistic crack at a real scenario, this
week. They portrayed a school in suburban Virginia; held hostage by Chechens; it turned out
better than Beslan, since the “Unit” aka Delta
was involved.