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Line 56: − + − ====Antichristian groups include:====+ − * [[Communists]] − * [[strong atheism|Strong atheists]] and [[antitheism|antitheists]] − * [[humanism|Secular humanists]] − * Secularists who have removed school prayer, the [[Ten Commandments]] from courthouses, and actively attack the heavily Christian [[homeschool]] movement − * [[postmodernism|Postmodern academics]], who deny Christian truths in favor of their own relativistic [[professor values]]<ref>http://www.reformedfellowship.net/articles/freswick_casey_jan06_v56_n01.htm</ref><ref>http://www.xenos.org/essays/pomouniv.htm</ref><ref>[http://web.efc-canada.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=1831 "What is postmodernism?" Evangelical Fellowship of Canada]</ref> − − ====Infamous antichristians include:==== − * [[Richard Dawkins]] − * [[Sigmund Freud]]<ref>Freud's book "The Future of an Illusion" claimed to reduce Christianity to nothing more than an evolutionary step in religion.</ref> − * [[Sam Harris]] − * [[Christopher Hitchens]] − * [[Osama bin Laden]] − * [[Karl Marx]] − * [[PZ Myers]] − * [[Madalyn Murray O'Hair]] (1919-95), atheist activist −
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== Characteristics ==
== Characteristics ==
Antichristians dismiss the part that the Christian tradition played in the rapid development of European science, culture, and commerce, especially the [[scientific revolution]]. They also mock any and all Christians as being intellectually inferior, even if they are men or women of renowned intellectual or scientific ability, such as [[Francis Collins]].
Antichristians dismiss the part that the Christian tradition played in the rapid development of European science, culture, and commerce, especially the [[scientific revolution]]. They also mock any and all Christians as being intellectually inferior, even if they are men or women of renowned intellectual or scientific ability, such as [[Francis Collins]].
== Examples ==
====Antichristian groups include:====
* [[Communists]]
* [[strong atheism|Strong atheists]] and [[antitheism|antitheists]]
* [[humanism|Secular humanists]]
* Secularists who have removed school prayer, the [[Ten Commandments]] from courthouses, and actively attack the heavily Christian [[homeschool]] movement
* [[postmodernism|Postmodern academics]], who deny Christian truths in favor of their own relativistic [[professor values]]<ref>http://www.reformedfellowship.net/articles/freswick_casey_jan06_v56_n01.htm</ref><ref>http://www.xenos.org/essays/pomouniv.htm</ref><ref>[http://web.efc-canada.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=1831 "What is postmodernism?" Evangelical Fellowship of Canada]</ref>
====Infamous antichristians include:====
* [[Richard Dawkins]]
* [[Sigmund Freud]]<ref>Freud's book "The Future of an Illusion" claimed to reduce Christianity to nothing more than an evolutionary step in religion.</ref>
* [[Sam Harris]]
* [[Christopher Hitchens]]
* [[Osama bin Laden]]
* [[Karl Marx]]
* [[PZ Myers]]
* [[Madalyn Murray O'Hair]] (1919-95), atheist activist
* [[Joseph Stalin]]
==Africa==
==Africa==
Although Christian evangelism did not gain significantly more converts in India in the 1990s, the Sangh Parivar's anti-Christian activities increased in violence. Most explanations for the increased anti-Christian activity relate to Hindu nationalist parties' access to state power. However, the 'liberating potential of Christianity,' the type of Christianity articulated by Dalits and tribals (not Christianity per se), may offer a better explanation for the recent attacks. The failed Dalit Christian campaign for recognition as a Scheduled Caste (1990-98), which was supported by non-Christian Dalits, represented a developing Dalit identity that threatened Hindu nationalism. The Sangh Parivar's concern with the threat of conversion denies the legitimacy of cross-Dalit identity, and its emphasis on the 'foreignness' of Christianity denies the agency of marginal groups.<ref> John Zavos, "Conversion and the Assertive Margins: an Analysis of Hindu Nationalist Discourse and the Recent Attacks on Indian Christians," ''South Asia'' 2001 24(2): 73-89</ref>
Although Christian evangelism did not gain significantly more converts in India in the 1990s, the Sangh Parivar's anti-Christian activities increased in violence. Most explanations for the increased anti-Christian activity relate to Hindu nationalist parties' access to state power. However, the 'liberating potential of Christianity,' the type of Christianity articulated by Dalits and tribals (not Christianity per se), may offer a better explanation for the recent attacks. The failed Dalit Christian campaign for recognition as a Scheduled Caste (1990-98), which was supported by non-Christian Dalits, represented a developing Dalit identity that threatened Hindu nationalism. The Sangh Parivar's concern with the threat of conversion denies the legitimacy of cross-Dalit identity, and its emphasis on the 'foreignness' of Christianity denies the agency of marginal groups.<ref> John Zavos, "Conversion and the Assertive Margins: an Analysis of Hindu Nationalist Discourse and the Recent Attacks on Indian Christians," ''South Asia'' 2001 24(2): 73-89</ref>
== Examples ==
== See also==
*[[Secularized Language]]
* [[Joseph Stalin]]
==External Links==
==External Links==