SO ... WE ARE GOING TO "COMPLETELY ERADICATE" RADICAL CHRISTIAN TERRORISTS FROM THE FACE OF THE EARTH TOO, RIGHT?

SO ... WE ARE GOING TO "COMPLETELY ERADICATE" RADICAL CHRISTIAN TERRORISTS FROM THE FACE OF THE EARTH TOO, RIGHT?

April 28, 2017

I am "all in" for solutions to the radical Islamic terrorist problem in our world.  In fact, just for Senator Ted Cruz's benefit, I will get this out of the way - I have no problem typing, or saying - radical Islamic terrorism.   Radical Islamic terrorism...radical Islamic terrorism...radical Islamic terrorism.   Now that should qualify me to appear on Fox News.

So what is a radical (fill in the religious blank) terrorist, anyway?  Radical certainly suggests taking an extreme position or not following mainstream ideology.  And terrorist is generally associated with acts using violence, threats, and power to cause fear, intimidation, and rendering others submissive.

There is no doubt Al-Qaeda and ISIS have been the poster groups for radical terrorists.   The often times barbaric nature of their violent acts, and the heart-wrenching images of 9/11 are not easy to erase from our memory – “our” includes peace loving humans from every corner of the earth, and from every religion.

But what is the fixation with linking “radical” and “terrorist” to one specific religion?  Or perhaps the tendency to at least exclude our own religion from the “fill in the blank” expression?