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Joseph B. Tamney is a [[liberal]] sociology professor who specializes in studying members of religious communities. As far as Christianity goes, his work completely ignores [[Conservative Christianity]]'s doctrinal position<ref>e.g., Christian doctrines of [[Sin]] and [[Salvation]]</ref> as a source of its growth, instead likening its member's interest and commitment to the forces of radical Islam.  He has harshly criticized [[Stanford University]]-trained psychologist [[Paul C. Vitz]] and the conservative [[attorney]] [[Hidden Dangers of the Rainbow|Constance Cumbey]]<ref> [http://books.google.com/books?id=8yfIgQz3bL8C ''The Resilience of Christianity in the Modern World''], Joseph B. Tamney, SUNY Press, 1992, ISBN 0791408213, 9780791408216, 178 pages. pp. 107 and 113 </ref>. He has also harshly criticized the Roman Catholic church as anti-Marxist<ref> [http://books.google.com/books?id=8yfIgQz3bL8C ''The Resilience of Christianity in the Modern World''], Joseph B. Tamney, SUNY Press, 1992, ISBN 0791408213, 9780791408216, 178 pages. pp. 47-68 </ref> and unsympathetic towards South American radical priests.  In his latest book ''The Resilience of Conservative Religion'' (2002), he puts Christian conservatives into the same religious category as one of the most radical and most hate-filled Islamic figures of the late 20th century: the [[Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini]].

Joseph B. Tamney is a [[liberal]] sociology professor who specializes in studying members of religious communities. As far as Christianity goes, his work completely ignores [[Conservative Christianity]]'s doctrinal position<ref>e.g., Christian doctrines of [[Sin]] and [[Salvation]]</ref> as a source of its growth, instead likening its members' interest and commitment to the forces of radical Islam.  He has harshly criticized [[Stanford University]]-trained psychologist [[Paul C. Vitz]] and the conservative [[attorney]] [[Hidden Dangers of the Rainbow|Constance Cumbey]]<ref> [http://books.google.com/books?id=8yfIgQz3bL8C ''The Resilience of Christianity in the Modern World''], Joseph B. Tamney, SUNY Press, 1992, ISBN 0791408213, 9780791408216, 178 pages. pp. 107 and 113 </ref>. He has also harshly criticized the Roman Catholic church as anti-Marxist<ref> [http://books.google.com/books?id=8yfIgQz3bL8C ''The Resilience of Christianity in the Modern World''], Joseph B. Tamney, SUNY Press, 1992, ISBN 0791408213, 9780791408216, 178 pages. pp. 47-68 </ref> and unsympathetic towards South American radical priests.  In his latest book ''The Resilience of Conservative Religion'' (2002), he puts Christian conservatives into the same religious category as one of the most radical and most hate-filled Islamic figures of the late 20th century: the [[Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini]].

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