Ok, this is from my point of view and to offer an apology to anyone who feels offended from my side in any way. It was never my intention, Christian or non Christian.
I understand fundamentalism, and I understand there is a lot of it in America, and perhaps my view on all of this is different, because I am on the outside. I do not have personal experiences or prejudices and I also see beyond America, and as someone who is an active member of Amnesty International, I do not belive in prejudices or hate - but I also do not believe in extremism. Religion is not a legitimate excuse for hate of people different to oneself especially in the terms of skin colour, sexuality or gender - and the sad fact is, it happens everywhere and in all major organized religions.
I understand that people get affected in their every day lives by fundamentalist Christians, but at the same time I know not all are fundamentalist and not all of them fit the profile of the crazy bible-basher discriminators.
My view is different to yours when it comes to Christians because I am an neutral outside party. But I udnerstand your frustration at the fundamentalist Christians. I think thats healthy to understand that there is something wrong with few people - however not all are like that, i am pretty sure.
I am also more alert to the fact that, there are people outside America who are oppressed by other religions on the daily bases, yet because I am not there, just like I am not in America, i feel for them just as much as I feel for Americans and their fundamentalist.
Like I said this before, fundamentalism is a result of ignorance and arrogance, and any person suffering under the law of religion has my sympathy and my compassion, regardless of where they are.
The fact that Christians in America do not have ''honour killings'' ''morality police'' and ''blood money'' kind of gives me hope that there is a way out - through education.
Christians are not opressive force around the world, and here is how much a life of a Hindu woman is worth compared to the life of a Muslim man in Saudi Arabia when paid in blood money -
''The Wall Street Journal, April 9, 2002: In Saudi Arabia , there is the concept of blood money. If a person has been killed or caused to die by another, the latter has to pay blood money or compensation, as follows:
100,000 riyals if the victim is a Muslim man
50,000 riyals if a Muslim woman
50,000 riyals if a Christian man
25,000 riyals if a Christian woman
6,666 riyals if a Hindu man
3,333 riyals if a Hindu woman
That is, a Muslim man's life is worth 33 times that of a Hindu woman''
It is for this reason i cannot accept that only Christians are the horrible tyrants - because regardless of their crazy attitudes, people there have more freedom than many other people around the world. I believe in re-form and education - and separation of church and state, obviously.
So again, my apologies to anyone who felt offended in any way - it was never my intention.