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Originally Posted by Russ
I don't know this Christian group's true motive as I've never heard of them before but as I see it, and I'm happy to be proven wrong, they are End Timers, that is Christians who believe what is written in Revelations is true in that one day all the Christians will be taken from the Earth by Jesus in what is called "The Rapture". Those left behind will soon enter a 7 year 'tribulation period' which will start off with 18 month of peace and relative calm after what will no doubt be a cataclismic period in human history. At this time a world leader will rise up and promise peace, he'll be charismatic and seen as a leader for change (imagine what Blair was like in 1997 and Barak Obama in his first week in office). This person will turn out to be the antichrist but is loved so much that no-one will possibly think of that. In secret he will try to turn society against Christians (after the rapture it is expected many will realise what has happened and turn to the bible and become christians) to the point that all Christians will be persecuted and put to death. There's a lot more to it (google 'end times' and 'left behind') but this is what I think is the crux of the matter for this terrorist group.
I think they're preparing for what they think is the war against Christians. For those who seem to consider my views very important, I disagree with what they're doing.
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Thanks for the explanation.
I understood that Revelations was somewhat 'obscure' compared to the rest of the bible, it seems that both religions (Islam and Christian) contain the ammunition for those that wish to use it. (Or perhaps I should say misuse to keep the peace)
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Originally Posted by DaiNasty
I wonder why the USA seems to be such a breeding ground for these extremists?
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I don't believe it's that simple.
The USA has a much larger population and a higher percentage of practising Christians compared to the UK. (I'm sure Google would back that up) Compared with the amount of overall practising Christians in the USA, the number of Christian extremists they breed is not worth considering.
However, if we consider the number of people in the UK who follow Islam and then compare the number of hate preachers it would be more accurate to say percentage wise the UK is a breeding ground for extremists.