RE: Bart Ehrman May Shed Light on the Christian Response to Charleston, South Carolina
June 20, 2015 at 10:05 am
(This post was last modified: June 20, 2015 at 10:09 am by Nope.)
I think that there is a combination of different ideas to explain why some Christians respond as they do. I agree with the Op but also wanted to add more factors
Christians are taught they are supposed to be killed and hated for their belief. The closer that they are to god, the more that non Christians are supposed to hate them. This can sometimes make having a discussion difficult because some Christians believe that public outrage, even when they say crazy things, is proof that they are on god's side. (Notice I said some Christians, not all)
The media, including Fox, has finally picked up on the fact that gullible Christians with a persecution complex means big bucks. They market themselves to Christians and the idea that their religion is hated. Of course, they only want pretend persecution that they can whine loudly about and ignore any verse concerning turning the cheek.
The terrorist attack on the church in SC had less to do with the victims' faith and everything to do with their race. Fox News makes money over frightening elderly white people. It would go against their narrative to focus on racism and why it contributed to the attack so they focus on the religious persecution angle.
Actually, maybe we should make up a term to describe the religion of certain people who call themselves Christians in America. Their faith doesn't seem to have much to do with Jesus but is a combination of nationalism and fear.
Ironically, the families of the victims in SC, sound far more Christian in their attempt to forgive Dylan Roof than anything that I have ever heard on Fox.
(Again, I am not talking about all Christians. If you are religious and don't feel this applies to you then it probably doesn't)
Christians are taught they are supposed to be killed and hated for their belief. The closer that they are to god, the more that non Christians are supposed to hate them. This can sometimes make having a discussion difficult because some Christians believe that public outrage, even when they say crazy things, is proof that they are on god's side. (Notice I said some Christians, not all)
The media, including Fox, has finally picked up on the fact that gullible Christians with a persecution complex means big bucks. They market themselves to Christians and the idea that their religion is hated. Of course, they only want pretend persecution that they can whine loudly about and ignore any verse concerning turning the cheek.
The terrorist attack on the church in SC had less to do with the victims' faith and everything to do with their race. Fox News makes money over frightening elderly white people. It would go against their narrative to focus on racism and why it contributed to the attack so they focus on the religious persecution angle.
Actually, maybe we should make up a term to describe the religion of certain people who call themselves Christians in America. Their faith doesn't seem to have much to do with Jesus but is a combination of nationalism and fear.
Ironically, the families of the victims in SC, sound far more Christian in their attempt to forgive Dylan Roof than anything that I have ever heard on Fox.
(Again, I am not talking about all Christians. If you are religious and don't feel this applies to you then it probably doesn't)
