Christian Hatepreacher on ASU Campus

This is disturbing to watch as a christian [vomit] but it reminds me of a great book on this subject of the relationship between Christians and Muslims. taken from the author's blog post about the book:

Robert Wuthnow, American sociologist and ethnographer, confirms C.A.I.R.’s findings. In his landmark book, America and the Challenges of Religious Diversity, he captures some of the troubling attitudes of conservative Christians towards Muslims in America.

55% of conservative Christians believe that Muslims are fanatical.

52% believe that Muslims are violent.

66% believe that Muslims are closed-minded.

58% believe that Muslims are strange.

Only 26% believe that Muslims are peace-loving.

55% indicated that they do not want the Muslim population to increase (whatsoever) in the United States.

79% stated they would object to one of their children marrying a Muslim with a good education from a good home.

62% noted they would not support a mosque built in their community. [4]

I interpret all of the following statistics through one lens. The chief issue of Muslim-Christian tension in the United States is lack of relationship. Because many white middle/upper-middle class Christian citizens do not have meaningful relationships with a single Muslim, we are left to fill in the gaps of experience with stereo-types, caricature, and exaggeration.

In a post-modern, post-Christian society like the U.S. the coming test of Christianity is in what we (in the local church) have to offer those who do not consider themselves Christian. Our good news can’t just be good news for us. It’s supposed to be good news for the whole world; the entire cosmos.

last link: i think the podcast episode is worth 45 mins of your time.

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