tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post6578847689391945512..comments2024-03-28T23:22:41.774-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): "Christianism" definedMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-3776689819635507832009-03-25T15:48:00.000-05:002009-03-25T15:48:00.000-05:00Well said, Mr. Fischer. Well said.Well said, Mr. Fischer. Well said.Brian Kernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17963742379943222036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-12987506447409670512009-03-24T21:41:00.000-05:002009-03-24T21:41:00.000-05:00I agree somewhat with the Christianist/Islamist vs...I agree somewhat with the Christianist/Islamist vs. Christian/Islam argument but Sullivan's presentation is so incredibly facile. It does more to muddy the waters than clarify and it more often used as a cudgel against people you disagree with than an actual philosophical/political point.<BR/><BR/>You could easily allow religion to inform morality which informs your politics. This happens all the time. The Catholic who is pro-life, anti-death penalty, and anti-war and votes that way is not a "Christianist" simply because they have a moral system that informs their politics. Or if that is how you define the term than you could make "Humanist" into a dirty word.<BR/><BR/>The way Christianist is thrown around you would think that anyone who finds abortion abhorrent or the death penalty wrong on Biblical grounds is secretly agitating for theocracy in America which is not an argument I find particularly convincing.<BR/><BR/>The real difference between Islamist and Christianist is that there actually are Islamic theocracies run by Islamists who are clamoring for a world wide Caliphate. If you looked hard enough I am sure you could find equally nutty Christians. However, outside of Vatican City you aren't going to find Christians subjugating national law in favor of the law of Christ.<BR/><BR/>Even the most militant Christians in the US get all worked up to go out and vote for their candidate... not stage armed uprisings in the name of God in order to overthrown Congress and install the Chief Pastor of the United States of God.A. Fischerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11234470633973888456noreply@blogger.com