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Nye Bevan

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7. Not sure that setting fire to the most revered symbol of a religion is a sign of adherence to it.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Sat Jan 10, 2015, 02:06 PM

Jan 2015

Kind of like wondering whether a person who burns a Koran is a Muslim.

Also, violent racial hated does not seem especially consistent with "Love your neighbor as yourself", the parable of the Good Samaritan, the Beattitudes, and pretty much any of the teachings of Jesus Christ.

Of course, none of these inconvenient facts is going to deter the "all religions are equally bad" brigade.

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Was/is the Klan a domestic Christian terrorist group? [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2015 OP

I'd feel better voting mostly el_bryanto Jan 2015 #1

My dad told us about how he attended a KKK picnic in NW Iowa in the 1920s. He was 4 years old. jwirr Jan 2015 #18

The giant cross on their robes is kind of a dead give away about who they THINK they are. Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #2

Yes, who they think they are. davidsilver Jan 2015 #5

Is this edhopper Jan 2015 #3

Actually yes, but some are arguing that religion can't be a motivation for mayhem./NT DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2015 #6

Well edhopper Jan 2015 #9

Can you point to a link where someone is arguing that religion can't be a motivation for mayhem? el_bryanto Jan 2015 #17

I voted no as Klan membership and being a true Christian are mutually exclusive. davidsilver Jan 2015 #4

I'm a UU JustAnotherGen Jan 2015 #13

That's a nice innoculation. Igel Jan 2015 #19

That may be true SwankyXomb Jan 2015 #28

There are also many Corporatist Third-Wayers who claim to be Democrats davidsilver Jan 2015 #31

Exactly. Boomerproud Jan 2015 #38

That is known as the "no true Scotsman" fallacy gollygee Jan 2015 #36

Not sure that setting fire to the most revered symbol of a religion is a sign of adherence to it. Nye Bevan Jan 2015 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author m-lekktor Jan 2015 #25

Absolutely. zappaman Jan 2015 #8

Yes and No REP Jan 2015 #10

Yours is the best answer. Behind the Aegis Jan 2015 #22

Well they ain't Rastafarians. nolabear Jan 2015 #11

That is abosolutely the stupidest question I have ever heard. There are over 200 denominations jwirr Jan 2015 #12

Unless your liberal church is involved in Klan activities then the question does not apply Bjorn Against Jan 2015 #14

Your logic is flawed. DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2015 #15

You're doing the whole/part thing backwards. Igel Jan 2015 #20

That was the point I was trying to make. DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2015 #23

They used the symbols of Christianity and met in churches while acting contrary to Christianity uppityperson Jan 2015 #16

The Klan was like Hamas. Igel Jan 2015 #29

I voted no because they are not particularly Christian. rogerashton Jan 2015 #21

They called and still call themselves a Christian organization. n/t gollygee Jan 2015 #37

While many people would consider "white supremacist" and "Christian" to be mutually exclusive nomorenomore08 Jan 2015 #39

No disagreement -- rogerashton Jan 2015 #45

True enough. And yes, it is "supremacism" when speaking of a belief system. nomorenomore08 Jan 2015 #46

Well, since the dictionary agrees with you, you must be right. rogerashton Jan 2015 #48

Yes they were. hrmjustin Jan 2015 #24

Honesty is always better than denial. nomorenomore08 Jan 2015 #40

Water is also wet Gothmog Jan 2015 #26

To the extent that ISIS and AQ are Islamic terror groups, yes. n/t cherokeeprogressive Jan 2015 #27

Oh, Hell, Yes! libodem Jan 2015 #30

"Yes" and "arguably but basically not", respectively. Donald Ian Rankin Jan 2015 #32

The KKK is the only federally designated terrorist group that can openly protest in America... uponit7771 Jan 2015 #33

No. A Christian follows the example of Jesus Christ. NaturalHigh Jan 2015 #34

This a trick question? Katashi_itto Jan 2015 #35

they seriously fail in their quest to be termed christian...they're chickenshits. spanone Jan 2015 #41

No MFrohike Jan 2015 #42

is the KKK the same thing as neo-nazi's, or are we differentiating here? Calista241 Jan 2015 #43

The Klan can be considered a neo-Nazi (or Christian Identity) group. nomorenomore08 Jan 2015 #47

No, it was a racist group. former9thward Jan 2015 #44