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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]].  The also mock any and all Christians as being intellectually inferior, even if they are men 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]].  The also mock any and all Christians as being intellectually inferior, even if they are men of renowned intellectual or scientific ability, such as [[Francis Collins]].
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==Africa==
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Intense battles -- often bloody pitched battles--pit Christians against Muslims in many African countries, especially [[Sudan]] and [[Nigeria]].
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==United States==
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Tensions between Christians and Jews were eased with the adoption of the theme of a common "Judaeo-Christian identity.''  [[Fundamentalist]] Protestants for theological rasons have emerged as the strongest supporters of [[Israel]], which eased tensions somewhat between the Jewish community and Fundamentalists.
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In 1989, Christian conservatives attempted to reframe the debate over the National Endowment for the Arts and federal funding for the arts from waste to immorality by attacking grants for 'anti-Christian' and 'homoerotic' art.
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===Secularism==
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Stressing the [[Separation of Church and State]], secularists have fought counrt battles to remove prayer from public schools, deny the nation's Christian heritage and outlaw the display of the [[Ten Commandments]] in courts of law, and even replace the term "Merry Christmas" with "Happy Holidays," to the chagrin of [[Bill O'Reilly]].
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In the [[United States]], antichristians have attempted to remove [[prayer]] from schools, deny the nation's Christian heritage and outlaw the display of the [[Ten Commandments]] on courts of law, and even replace the term "Merry Christmas" with "Happy Holidays," to the chagrin of [[Bill O'Reilly]]. Many [[liberal]] [[Professor|professors]] encourage their opposition to Christianity in their push for the adoption of [[CE|Common Era]] notation, which ignores all historical basis for the modern Western calendar.
 
  
 
== Examples ==
 
== Examples ==
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* [[strong atheism|Strong atheists]] and [[antitheism|antitheists]]
 
* [[strong atheism|Strong atheists]] and [[antitheism|antitheists]]
 
* [[humanism|Secular humanists]]
 
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* [[revisionism|Historical revisionists]], who seek to deny Christianity's positive effect on history.
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* Secularists who have removed school prayer, the [[Ten Commandments]] from courthouses, and actively attack the heavily Christian [[homeschool]] movement
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* A wide swath of [[liberals]] who have removed school prayer, the [[Ten Commandments]] from courthouses, and actively attack the heavily Christian [[homeschool]] movement
 
  
 
====Infamous antichristians include:====
 
====Infamous antichristians include:====
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*[http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/viewSubCategory.asp?id=789 DiscoverTheNetworks.org - Anti-Christian bias in Academia]
 
*[http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/viewSubCategory.asp?id=789 DiscoverTheNetworks.org - Anti-Christian bias in Academia]
  
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==References==
 
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Revision as of 05:49, December 19, 2009

Many individuals, groups, and even cultural movements in modern times are antichristian. This means they actively seek to attack, undermine, and denigrate Christians and the Christian faith, while deceiving the public about the nature of Christianity, its heritage, and accomplishments.

Characteristics

Antichristians dismiss the part that the Christian tradition played in the rapid development of European science, culture, and commerce, especially the scientific revolution. The also mock any and all Christians as being intellectually inferior, even if they are men of renowned intellectual or scientific ability, such as Francis Collins.

Africa

Intense battles -- often bloody pitched battles--pit Christians against Muslims in many African countries, especially Sudan and Nigeria.

United States

Tensions between Christians and Jews were eased with the adoption of the theme of a common "Judaeo-Christian identity. Fundamentalist Protestants for theological rasons have emerged as the strongest supporters of Israel, which eased tensions somewhat between the Jewish community and Fundamentalists.

In 1989, Christian conservatives attempted to reframe the debate over the National Endowment for the Arts and federal funding for the arts from waste to immorality by attacking grants for 'anti-Christian' and 'homoerotic' art.

=Secularism

Stressing the Separation of Church and State, secularists have fought counrt battles to remove prayer from public schools, deny the nation's Christian heritage and outlaw the display of the Ten Commandments in courts of law, and even replace the term "Merry Christmas" with "Happy Holidays," to the chagrin of Bill O'Reilly.

China

Examples

Antichristian groups include:

Infamous antichristians include:

External Links


References

  1. ↑ Freud's book "The Future of an Illusion" claimed to reduce Christianity to nothing more than an evolutionary step in religion.
  2. ↑ Actively suppressed the Russian Church, except when he sought to use its influence in a mercenary manner during WWII
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