The Christian Right And Radical Islam Have More In Common With Each Other Than With Us

There are some chilling parallels between Christian and Islamic fundamentalists. Both divide the world between believers and unbelievers, and by deciding for themselves who is saved and who is damned, they think that they can play God with our lives. Both have also declared war on the secular culture of liberal democracy, the most peaceful and prosperous means of social organization ever devised by humankind. They both reject the separation of church and state and would set up governments based on their own views of divine laws.

Of greatest concern, however, is the fundamentalist view of the violent end of the world. A common scenario is a great war in the Middle East in which the armies of God destroy the armies of Satan. Radical Muslims of course identify Israel and the US as the forces of evil, but Christian fundamentalists see Islam as the ultimate enemy. The horrifying implication is that the Jews, Muslims, and Christians of the Middle East will be the primary victims of this holocaust.

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The whole saga of the Texas Prophet Muhammed cartoon competition shootings has shined a spotlight on a big problem for America: Religious extremists in the Christian and Islamic faiths are seemingly at war, but actually have more in common with each other than they do with the rest of us.

The religious right in Texas set a trap for Islamic fundamentalists last weekend by holding a Prophet Muhammed cartoon competition. Two men turned up with guns and began shooting in the parking lot, injuring a local police officer. The two suspects were then reportedly killed by the police officers outside the venue. At time of writing, the identity and motivation of the gunmen is still unknown.

The scenes took place in Garland, Texas on Sunday. The aptly-named American Freedom Defense Initiative (AFDI) had organized the event at the Curtis Culwell Center in what it branded as an exercise in freedom of expression. Organizer and leading anti-Muslim activist Pamela Geller put up a prize fund of $10,000 for the most offensive cartoon of the Muslim prophet.

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I find it strange when Christian Conservatives post anti-Islamic stuff on their timelines and pages because they follow pretty much the same religion. Christianity and Islam are historically linked to each other. Rather, most of the Sharia Law is derived from Christian scriptures itself. Both are ‘people of the book’ with a slight difference.

Similarities:

Both of them suggest women must be submissive to their husbands
Both of them justify marital rape
Both of them call pre-marital sex a sin
Both of them believe that a woman’s primary duty is to bear children
Both of them condemn abortion
Both of them think natural disasters are a result of not believing in god

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Both religious extremist groups hate gays. Let's also remember that Muslim extremists and fundamental Christians long for the end times. That seems to explain why both sides want so strongly to go to war with each other, to hasten the end times. God protect us from this stupidity!