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Army Of God? 6 Modern-day Christian Terrorist Groups You Never Hear About by 30secs(m): 2:28pm On Apr 08, 2015 |
Violent Christianists are a reality in different parts of the world—including the United States—and the fact that the mainstream media don’t give them as much coverage as ISIS or Boko Haram doesn’t mean that they don’t exist. Below are six extreme Christianist groups that have shown their capacity for violence and fanaticism. 1. The Army of God A network of violent Christianists that has been active since the early 1980s, the Army of God openly promotes killing abortion providers—and the long list of terrorists who have been active in that organization has included Paul Jennings Hill (who was executed by lethal injection in 2003 for the 1994 killings of abortion doctor John Britton and his bodyguard James Barrett), John C. Salvi (who killed two receptionists when he attacked a Planned Parenthood clinic in Brookline, Massachusetts in 1994) and Eric Rudolph, who is serving life in prison for his role in the Olympic Park bombing in Atlanta in 1996 and other terrorist acts. Rudolph, in fact, has often been exalted as a Christian hero on the Army of God’s website, as have fellow Army of God members such as Scott Roeder (who is serving life without parole for murdering Wichita, Kansas-based abortion doctor George Tiller in 2009), Shelley Shannon (who attempted to kill Tiller in 2003) and Michael Frederick Griffin (who is serving a life sentence for the 1993 killing of Dr. David Gunn, an OB-GYN, in Pensacola, Florida). Although primarily an anti-abortion organization, the Army of God also has a history of promoting violence against gays. And one of the terrorist acts that Rudolph confessed to was bombing a lesbian bar in Atlanta in 1997. 1 Like 4 Shares |
Re: Army Of God? 6 Modern-day Christian Terrorist Groups You Never Hear About by kodded(m): 2:37pm On Apr 08, 2015 |
You know if we want to count the atrocities committed by muslims all in the name of fighting for islam and allah the list will be endless So let's sleeping dogs lie Beside did this guys practice what is in the bible ? Did they say ther are fighting for GOD ? Did they threatened to kill any one who refuse to accept Christ as their personal savior ? Beside a lot of terrorist who are muslim disguise to be christians just to tarnish the image of Christ , just as boko haram did recently ? Smh www.nairaland.com/2241409/boko-haram-fighters-disguise-preachers |
Re: Army Of God? 6 Modern-day Christian Terrorist Groups You Never Hear About by 30secs(m): 2:38pm On Apr 08, 2015 |
2. Eastern Lightning, a.k.a. the Church of the Almighty God Founded in Henan Province, China in 1990, Eastern Lightning (also known as the Church of the Almighty God or the Church of the Gospel’s Kingdom) is a Christianist cult with an end-time/apocalypse focus: Eastern Lightning believes that the world is coming to an end, and in the meantime, its duty is to slay as many demons as possible. While most Christianists have an extremely patriarchal viewpoint (much like their Islamist counterparts) and consider women inferior to men, Eastern Lightning believe that Jesus Christ will return to Earth in the form of a Chinese woman. But they are quite capable of violence against women: in May 2014, for example, members of the cult beat a 37-year-old woman named Wu Shuoyan to death in a McDonalds in Zhaoyuan, China when she refused to give them her phone number. Eastern Lightning members Zhang Lidong and his daughter, Zhang Fan, were convicted of murder for the crime and executed in February. In a 2014 interview in prison, Lidong expressed no remorse when he said of Shuoyan, “I beat her with all my might and stamped on her too. She was a demon. We had to destroy her.” Eastern Lightning’s other acts of violence have ranged from the killing of a grammar school student in 2010 (in retaliation, police believe, for one of the child’s relatives wanting to leave the cult) to cult member Min Yongjun using a knife to attack an elderly woman and a group of schoolchildren in Chenpeng in 2012. Christian groups are not exempt from Eastern Lightning’s fanaticism: in 2002, cult members kidnapped 34 members of a Christian group called the China Gospel Fellowship and held them captive for two months in the hope of forcing them to join their cult. Although mainly active in the communist People’s Republic of China, Eastern Lighting has been trying to expand its membership in Hong Kong. 1 Like 4 Shares |
Re: Army Of God? 6 Modern-day Christian Terrorist Groups You Never Hear About by 30secs(m): 2:39pm On Apr 08, 2015 |
3. The Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) The mainstream media have had much to say about the Islamist brutality of Boko Haram, but one terrorist group they haven’t paid nearly as much attention to is the Lord’s Resistance Army—which was founded by Joseph Kony (a radical Christianist) in Uganda in 1987 and has called for the establishment of a severe Christian fundamentalist government in that country. The LRA, according to Human Rights Watch, has committed thousands of killings and kidnappings—and along the way, its terrorism spread from Uganda to parts of the Congo, the Central African Republic (CAR) and South Sudan. The word “jihadist” is seldom used in connection with the LRA, but in fact, the LRA’s tactics are not unlike those of ISIS or Boko Haram. And the governments Kony hopes to establish in Sub-Saharan Africa would implement a Christianist equivalent of Islamic Sharia law. 1 Like 4 Shares |
Re: Army Of God? 6 Modern-day Christian Terrorist Groups You Never Hear About by 30secs(m): 2:45pm On Apr 08, 2015 |
4. TheNational Liberation Front of Tripura India is not only a country of Hindus and Sikhs, but also, of Muslims, Buddhists, Catholics and Protestants. Most of India’s Christians are peaceful, but a major exception is the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT). Active in the state of Tripura in Northeastern India since 1989, NLFT is a paramilitary Christianist movement that hopes to secede from India and establish a Christian fundamentalist government in Tripura. NLFT has zero tolerance for any religion other than Christianity, and the group has repeatedly shown a willingness to kill, kidnap or torture Hindus who refuse to be converted to its extreme brand of Protestant fundamentalism. In 2000, NLFT vowed to kill anyone who participated in Durga Puja (an annual Hindu festival) And in May 2003, at least 30 Hindus were murdered during one of NLFT’s killing sprees. 1 Like 4 Shares |
Re: Army Of God? 6 Modern-day Christian Terrorist Groups You Never Hear About by 30secs(m): 2:49pm On Apr 08, 2015 |
5. The Concerned Christians One of the ironic things about some Christianists is the fact that although they believe that Jews must be converted to Christianity, they consider themselves staunch supporters of Israel. And some of them believe in violently forcing all Muslims out of Israel. The Concerned Christians, a Christianist doomsday cult that was founded by pastor Monte “Kim” Miller in Denver in the 1980s, alarmed Colorado residents when, in 1998, at least 60 of its members suddenly quit their jobs, abandoned their homes and went missing—and it turned out there was reason for concern. In 1999, Israeli officials arrested 14 members of the Concerned Christians in Jerusalem and deported them from Israel because they suspected them of plotting terrorist attacks against Muslims. One likely target, according to Israeli police, was Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa Mosque—the same mosque that was targeted in 1969 (when a Christianist from Australia named Denis Michael Rohan unsuccessfully tried to destroy it by arson) and, Israeli police suspect, was a likely target in 2014 (when Adam Everett Livix, a Christianist from Texas, was arrested by Israeli police on suspicion of plotting to blow up Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem). In 2008, Denver’s KUSA-TV (an NBC affiliate) reported that members of the Concerned Citizens had gone into hiding and that Miller hadn’t been seen in ten years. 1 Like 3 Shares |
Re: Army Of God? 6 Modern-day Christian Terrorist Groups You Never Hear About by RecruitmentMgr: 2:50pm On Apr 08, 2015 |
Aj'egbodo nw'eni kun'ra. You should repent, instead of seeking fellow-criminals that will help justify acts of terrorism. Next, o jare... |
Re: Army Of God? 6 Modern-day Christian Terrorist Groups You Never Hear About by 30secs(m): 2:53pm On Apr 08, 2015 |
kodded:I'm a Christian actually. This post is for educational purpose, and to discourage bigoted opinions like yours. The Christian groups actually formented evil in the name of Jesus/God. Anyways, all terrorist groups are BAD!! 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Army Of God? 6 Modern-day Christian Terrorist Groups You Never Hear About by 30secs(m): 2:56pm On Apr 08, 2015 |
RecruitmentMgr:How do you mean? Why do Christians always feel the need to be defensive? I've just posted a list, in no way have I aligned myself with any group or teachings! |
Re: Army Of God? 6 Modern-day Christian Terrorist Groups You Never Hear About by 30secs(m): 2:57pm On Apr 08, 2015 |
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Re: Army Of God? 6 Modern-day Christian Terrorist Groups You Never Hear About by kodded(m): 2:58pm On Apr 08, 2015 |
[s] 30secs:[/s] Tell me how @ bolded Did the op tell us their reason ? Christians indeed Mtchewww smh |
Re: Army Of God? 6 Modern-day Christian Terrorist Groups You Never Hear About by RecruitmentMgr: 3:23pm On Apr 08, 2015 |
30secs: So, what's the essence of your post? What exactly are you trying to achieve by publicizing criminal groups? |
Re: Army Of God? 6 Modern-day Christian Terrorist Groups You Never Hear About by 30secs(m): 3:27pm On Apr 08, 2015 |
RecruitmentMgr:For knowledge purpose!! 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Army Of God? 6 Modern-day Christian Terrorist Groups You Never Hear About by RecruitmentMgr: 3:37pm On Apr 08, 2015 |
Well, for your information, these guys are TERRORISTS. Calling them "Christians" is deliberate misinformation and that is NOT knowledge. |
Re: Army Of God? 6 Modern-day Christian Terrorist Groups You Never Hear About by Empiree: 3:54pm On Apr 08, 2015 |
RecruitmentMgr:Would it be okay when muslims also said what you just said here? 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Army Of God? 6 Modern-day Christian Terrorist Groups You Never Hear About by shahydbinaliyu(m): 4:05pm On Apr 08, 2015 |
There is on movie that answers this question... Terrorism in Christianity don dey tey tey.. Killing people in the name of Jesus.. Just like boko.. Killing people and using Islam as cover... Go watch this guy wey do ghost rider ...i don forget his name.. His movie titled... Chai. I don forget it's title.. It's magic vs Christianity vs doing what is right... Maa go google am |
Re: Army Of God? 6 Modern-day Christian Terrorist Groups You Never Hear About by RecruitmentMgr: 4:07pm On Apr 08, 2015 |
Empiree: YES, of course. We all need to wake up to the reality: the TERRORIST is on no-one's side. He's willing to kill himself and he'll gladly kill ANYONE; whether Christian or Muslim. We should have learnt from the Boko-Haram experience, by now... |
Re: Army Of God? 6 Modern-day Christian Terrorist Groups You Never Hear About by shahydbinaliyu(m): 4:24pm On Apr 08, 2015 |
It's season of the witch |
Re: Army Of God? 6 Modern-day Christian Terrorist Groups You Never Hear About by Empiree: 4:39pm On Apr 08, 2015 |
RecruitmentMgr:Interesting! I agree with you but Christian fanatics will disagree with you. They are the ones that need simple analysis of yours 1 Like 2 Shares |
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