[neverhome]

'Can someone explain why it's "Religious Fanatic" and not "Islamic Fanatic"?'

I knew this was gonna happen. I used the term "Religious Fanatic" because:
a. Muslims are not the only zealots in the world
b. Anyone who divorces himself from humanity in the name of religion is rightfully considered a fanatic.

Consider the nut jobs at Westboro Baptist Church in Kansas, and the disaster in Waco, TX during the Clinton years.

While these idiots certainly do not represent mainstream Christianity, neither are they Muslim. But they are religious fanatics.

And I never met a Presbyterian I didn't like.

[Old Student]

“While these idiots certainly do not represent mainstream Christianity, neither are they Muslim. But they are religious fanatics.”

So are true-believer Communists. Their faith is in the infallibility of the state, rather than scripture, but it is every bit as much of a religion.

[Elsiejay]

The compound at Waco did not become a flaming disaster until the forces of government intervened heedlessly. I remain convinced that David Koresh could have been apprehended and arrested on the streets of Waco, just as Randy Weaver could have been apprehended and arrested on the streets of Naples, Idaho.