Re:China has turned Xinjiang into a police state like no other
by dash2 on Saturday June 02, 2018 @05:18PM
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I thought it was misinformed for the opposite reason. "Christian fervour" was responsible for the sailing of the Mayflower, the development of the modern public sphere, the majority of the high points of Western culture from Dante to Bach, and most of the values we live by today.
Re:China has turned Xinjiang into a police state like no other
by mikeash on Saturday June 02, 2018 @05:59PM
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Is Christianity responsible, or did it just happen to be the dominant religion in the time and place where other factors lined up to make this happen?
Re:China has turned Xinjiang into a police state like no other
by 21 on Saturday June 02, 2018 @05:09PM
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What is this death toll you speak of? Can you be more concrete?
Re:China has turned Xinjiang into a police state like no other
by boomboomsubban on Saturday June 02, 2018 @05:28PM
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The Iraq War for a start, Bush says God told him to "end tyranny in Iraq." Same with Afghanistan, and similar cases can be made for much of Western aggression for a while now.
Re:China has turned Xinjiang into a police state like no other
by mcguire on Saturday June 02, 2018 @06:55PM
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2008-2016:
"115 right-wing inspired terror incidents. 35% of these were foiled (meaning no attack happened) and 29% resulted in fatalities. These terror incidents caused 79 deaths.
"63 Islamist inspired terror incidents. 76% of these were foiled (meaning no attack happened) and 13% resulted in fatalities. These terror incidents caused 90 deaths.
"19 incidents inspired by left-wing ideologies (including eco-terrorism). 20% of these were foiled (meaning no attack happened) and 10% resulted in fatalities. These terror incidents caused 7 deaths."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorism_in_the_United_States...
https://www.theinvestigativefund.org/investigation/2017/06/2...
Big names in evangelical culture with TV air time or even visits to the White House also trumpet on a regular basis that the end times are near, blood will need to be spilled, the muslim hordes are invading, etc. Moving the US embassy to Jerusalem was literally a move designed to please Christian fundamentalists who view that as a step towards the End Times, and the reaping that follows it.
At most, Christian fervor is more polite now, if only because there are fewer lands left for them to conquer and they're more comfortable.
Context: I spent a decade in the ministry.