> Someone who shall remain nameless wrote:
> > Reactions to this from extremists - such as the highly
This is off topic, but just as we wouldn't casually assume "all Moslems (or
"college students" or "Canadians" or other group of your choice) are extremist
fanatics", let's not casually apply this blanket description either. The
national news media does, I realize, but that doesn't make it
valid, just oft-repeated.
On Sat, 12 Dec 1998 00:53:53 -0500, Laserlight <laserlight@cwix.com>
wrote:
> This is off topic, but just as we wouldn't casually assume "all Moslems
Actually, I sort of disagree with this.
I agree if what you are talking about is the term "Christian" or "Southern
Baptist" or what have you. I have a very close friend who lives in Mississippi
and she's a Southern Baptist, but not at all an extremist (and not even right
wing).
However, the term "religious right" is a fabricated term that, by definition,
means right wing Christians with extermist leanings.
I agree, not all Christians are right wing. In fact, not all conservative
Christians fit into what has been commonly termed "the religious right." The
term has specific conotations and is, surprisingly, less emotionally charged
than similar terms used for groups outside of the US (look at the terms given
to similar conservative Jews in Israel).
> Allan Goodall wrote:
> I agree if what you are talking about is the term "Christian" or
Remember, boys and girls, the President and Jesse Jackson are both Southern
Baptists. It's the only denomination that could possibly
include the two Jesses--Jackson and Helms.[1]