I see your point, but I think we have 2 different definitions of
'fanatics'. IMO, someone who would mindlessly give most of their
income (tithing) to a church (Catholics included) in order to buy their
way into heaven, or those who would be convinced that their religion is
'right' and someone else's is 'wrong', or actually believes they are
God's 'chosen one' based on their religion is a fanatic. They have an
unrational enthusiasm that clouds normal thinking and judgement. The
kiddy-diddling priests are not fanatics, they are simply criminal,
perverted *******s.
JimH wrote:
"WangoZtango" wrote in message
ups.com...
That's a broad brush stroke that you paint for those you claim to be
'religious who are destroying your country'.....I took a trip to the
Carolinas not too long ago and I saw some pretty expensive-looking
"churches" built to help the "religious right" of the good ol' USA
praise the Lord, and deposit their hard-earned money. Just as many
religious fanatics in the USA , buddy boy.

Go Canada



Agreed. But having a Christian faith does not now relate to being a fanatic
as the extremist Muslims are.

Heck, the Catholic Church has had millions extorted from it by it's staff
and has paid millions to settle child abuse lawsuits stemming from
inappropriate sexual behavior by their priests.

A turn off and black eye for the Catholic religion? Without a doubt.

Do those actions then make their members 'religious fanatics'? Hardly.
;-)

I do not personally believe in the riches of the Catholic Church including
the Vatican fine arts collection or the building of high dollar churches.
But that has nothing to do with my belief in the Catholic religion nor does
that make my belief in the religion 'fanatical'.

I do accept the fact that the Christian Crusades of the 1100's and 1200's
were carried on by extremists and fanatics. But that was close to 1,000
years ago.

Muslim extremists acting on false religious pretences and killing innocent
people who do not believe in *their* religion are certainly our modern day
religious fanatics. You certainly cannot deny that. And to relate any
person of religious belief as being equally fanatic is absurd. ;-)