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No, America Doesn’t Have a Christian Terrorism Problem
National Review ^ | 30 Nov, 2015 | David French

Posted on 11/30/2015 8:38:38 PM PST by MtnClimber

Let's begin with a dose of common sense. There is a fundamental difference between mass movements dedicated to peaceful cultural and political persuasion and mass movements dedicated to violence. America is blessed by the former while the rest of the world is often plagued by the latter. Yet even the most peaceful movements can sometimes attract an evil fringe, a tiny handful of adherents who cross the bright line between speech and violence. Take, for example, environmentalism. America has long been awash in apocalyptic climate-change rhetoric. Leading Democrats describe carbon emissions as a "national-security threat," and blame them for everything from the rise of ISIS to last night's rainstorm. A tiny, hardcore subset of environmental activists is so moved to violence that they've been repeatedly labeled America's top domestic-terror threat by the FBI. Most domestic terrorism is committed by individuals, not groups, but eco-terrorist organizations have been responsible for more domestic-terror attacks than anyone else, and it"s not even close:

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TOPICS: Religion; Society
KEYWORDS: terrorism

1 posted on 11/30/2015 8:38:38 PM PST by MtnClimber
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Seems 0bama loves the sunni muslims and hates the Christians based on who he wants to let in and who he keeps out.


2 posted on 11/30/2015 8:40:02 PM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, clico on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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IF ISIS is the result of climate change, then aren’t they admitting that their climate change rhetoric is responsible for ISIS killing people. ISIS = leftist environmental terrorists


3 posted on 11/30/2015 8:46:33 PM PST by 4rcane
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To: 4rcane

Based on the same reasoning, but their reasoning is always backward.


4 posted on 11/30/2015 8:54:38 PM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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We're just mad about a film.


5 posted on 11/30/2015 9:03:48 PM PST by Bon mots
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muslim traitor the white house is the problem


6 posted on 11/30/2015 9:03:49 PM PST by zzwhale
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“IF ISIS is the result of climate change, then aren’t they admitting that their climate change rhetoric is responsible for ISIS killing people. ISIS = leftist environmental terrorists”

That would make ISIS, “ecoterrorists.” I think that would not, however, improve their high standing in the Obama administration.


7 posted on 11/30/2015 9:25:57 PM PST by ModelBreaker (')
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To: MtnClimber

Seems only that little gutter, “religion” islam and its followers are in to terrorism.


8 posted on 12/01/2015 3:06:47 AM PST by Joe Boucher (the only good mooselimb is a dead mooselimb.)
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To: MtnClimber

AMERICA’S PROBLEM IS A TERRORIST IN THE WHITE HUT


9 posted on 12/01/2015 6:07:27 AM PST by zzwhale
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"Death to America!"


10 posted on 12/01/2015 11:54:36 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Here's to the day the forensics people scrape what's left of Putin off the ceiling of his limo.)
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