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Originally Posted by TWWK
There seems to be this trend of many holding the belief that zealotry and extremism in religion is a bad thing. Of course, it could lead to awful actions (ex. The Crusades, terrorism), but being on fire for your beliefs isn't in itself bad. In fact, we often praise passion when it comes to just about everything else except religion.
So, some Christian dude loves God so much, and tries to spread the gospel message to you. Is he bad? Annoying, sure. Wrong, perhaps. But if he's right, then his extremism could just be a really, really good thing.
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Not really. Has that kind of thing ever converted anyone? You don't attract flies with vinegar, after all.
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Though I guess it also becomes a question of semantics. How extreme does one have to be to be considered an extremist?
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Yeah. As I said, as long as violence in uninvolved, I think the label of "extremist" is unwarranted.