Quote:I can think of several involving the pastors associated with militantThere are clergy in the US that preach this kind of things, but they usually don't have a large enough pulpit to matter.
anti-abortion groups calling specifically for the murders of doctors,
and cite the assasinations carried out by their members; various
christian sects in Africa issuing proclamations in regards to killing
witches, with resulting deaths; not to metion Christian pulpits in the
former Soviet republics declaring their support for killing Muslims (and
different denominations of Christians.) Roman Catholic priests in the
Rwandan genocides using their pulpits to declare other tribes as insects
to be killed. I suppose I should have been even more
specific.Quote:I thought it was obvious from the context that I meant here in
the United States, where we practice (and enforce) freedom of religion
(and from religion, too). I'm aware of abuses elsewhere. I'm talking
about mainstream Christianity as practiced here in North America.
(Though I hadn't heard of the bit about the Soviet Churches before.
That's interesting. Link?)
For that, you have talk show hosts. remember Dr George Tiller?