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Bloody threads

Brevik: A terrorist who claims roots in crusader Christianity By Arthur Waskow, July 27, 2011 11:03 AM … Every major religious tradition on the planet has within it streaks of blood and hatred, even though its fabric as a whole is woven in compassion and justice. The question is: How do we acknowledge these bloody …

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Tragic fantasy

Why Breivik Was a Christian Terrorist By Mark Juergensmeyer, 7/27/11 12:20 PM ET … Many Christians cringe when Norwegian mass-murderer Anders Breivik is described as a “Christian terrorist.” But that is what he is. It is true that Breivik was much more concerned about politics and history than about scripture and religious belief. But much …

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The same affliction

Norway’s corrective to our post 9/11 terror myth By Matthew Harwood, Tuesday 26 July 2011 21.30 BST … The first images of the destruction in Oslo’s city centre Friday were reminiscent of New York City’s, Madrid’s and London’s encounters with jihadist terrorism. But Oslo also looked eerily like Oklahoma City in 1995. And as the …

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Alligators in the swamp

MEMO: CNI friends and allies FROM: Phil Giraldi, Executive Director There has been considerable commentary over the possibility that the terrorism in Norway will trigger a reaction against “conservative” websites and will stifle legitimate debate over immigration and asylum policies. But the websites in question are not conservative at all but rather neoconservative, and the …

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We should think more

Is Anders Behring Breivik a Christian terrorist? Let’s not mince words By Sally Quinn, Jul 26, 2011 5:51 PM … Is Anders Behring Breivik a Christian terrorist? Let’s not mince words. When a Muslim commits a terrorist act he or she is labeled a “Muslim terrorist.” The explanation? Well, they are Muslim and they are …

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Bigging themselves up

Fantasy warriors strike again By Joan Smith, Tuesday, 26 July 2011 … One of the most disconcerting things about Friday’s mass murders in Norway is the physical appearance of the man arrested in connection with the killings. Posing for a photograph in a wetsuit, Anders Behring Breivik looks like a male model in a survivalist …

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Into a frenzy

Christian Zionists unite in D.C. to express support for Israel By Natasha Mozgovaya, 03:50 20.07.11 … Over 5000 Christians, mainly Evangelicals, gathered this week at the Convention Center in Washington for the annual conference of the organization CUFI, Christians United For Israel. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the Christian Zionist conference via satellite, telling them, …

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