(July 28, 2017 at 10:56 am)downbeatplumb Wrote: Being British the Christians around me, though few, seem to be overall a rather harmless bunch, mostly good intentioned who keep themselves to themselves, help the needy and champion causes that actually benefit people generally.
This is the sort of Christian that I don't mind, I think they are wrong but they aren't much trouble.
Now this seems to be the opposite of American Christians who blaze around trying to be the biggest arseholes they can be. (they have to a certain extent spread this over here but only in tiny patches).
What gives?
Why is being a huge dick part of the Christian US agenda?
I wouldn't be lulled into a false sense of security, times change, and it was not but a couple centuries ago that Europe was dominated by far more literalists than today. And the Catholics and Protestants still are holding a grudge under an uneasy truce even today. Right now sure, they are dormant, but that does not mean in the future, under the right conditions things could change.
But the same goes with any religion worldwide. If one does a general history of every continent in the history of religion, you will never find a 100% peaceful history.
Right now UKs Christians do not feel threatened sure, but just like Muslims, push any group enough they will react.
You have to look at this from an evolutionary standpoint. Our species evolved to form groups and if that group does not feel threatened they are less likely to act out.
Our far right has been feed fear by the GOP for decades and that is why they act out and try to infect politics.
