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Extreme Religions

Extreme Religions. Sammy Hogan & Kaylee Walters. 1. 1. Outline. What is Extreme Religion History Extreme Religious Rituals Examples of Extreme Religious groups Activity. 2. 2. Discussion. What is Extreme Religion? How is it different from cults and terrorism? Are they the same?

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Extreme Religions

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  1. Extreme Religions Sammy Hogan & Kaylee Walters 1 1

  2. Outline • What is Extreme Religion • History • Extreme Religious Rituals • Examples of Extreme Religious groups • Activity 2 2

  3. Discussion • What is Extreme Religion? • How is it different from cults and terrorism? Are they the same? • Examples? 3 3

  4. Extreme Religion • Many different views • According to Liebman (1983) it refers to either a process or an institution • People behaving in a Religiously extreme manner • Three Dimensions of Religious Extremism; • Expansion of Religious Law • Social Isolation • Cultural Rejection 4 4

  5. Extreme Religion Cont. • Religion and Psychology (Saba 2010) • Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, Gordon Allport, and Erik Erikson • State of mind causes brutal acts • According to Jung, this can be viewed as the “collective unconscious” • “Gods Warrior” is used to express the extremist psyche 5 5

  6. Examples of Religious Extremism • Jim Jones (1978) • Had mental illness, aggravated by his use of drugs • Deanne Laney (2003) • Not guilty for reasons of insanity • LaShaun Harris (2005) • Previously diagnosed with Schizophrenia • Not guilty for reasons of insanity • Westboro church 6 6

  7. The DSM • Religion taken to the extreme • Should be placed in the DSM because of; • 1) Hallucinations • 2) Delusions • 3) Denial/inability to learn • 4) Inability to distinguish fantasy from reality • 5) Paranoia • 6) Emotional abuse • 7) Violence 7

  8. Discussion • Do you agree that extreme religion could be in the DSM? • Can mental illness cause extreme religious views, or can extreme religious views cause mental illness? • How do you differentiate between the two? 8 7

  9. History of Extreme Religion • Religion has existed since people have been on earth • Religion was a way of explaining how and why things happened • Extreme religion is up for interpretation 9 8

  10. History of Extreme Religious RitualsSky Burial-Tibet 10 9

  11. Extreme Rituals- Body Piercing 11 10

  12. Extreme RitualsCrucifixion-Philippines 12 11

  13. Extreme Rituals- Throwing Babies 13 12

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  15. Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) 14 15 14

  16. Discussion • Do you know about Westboro Baptist Church? • What have you heard about it? • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBA6qlHW8po 16 15

  17. Westboro Baptist Church • Established in 1955 by Pastor Fred Phelps • An “Old School” Baptist Church in Kansas • Website is www.godhatesfags.com • Adhere to teachings of the Bible, and preach against all forms of sin • Engage in what they call “peaceful” sidewalk demonstrations (Pickets) • GOD HATES FAGS, AIDS CURE FAGS, THANK GOD FOR DEAD SOLDIERS, GOD BLEW UP THE TROOPS, etc. • June 26, 2003, supreme court ruled that WBC must be more respectful, but they continue to picket all over United States and Canada 17 16

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  20. Parody Songs Original of Something by The Beatles Something by The Beatles There’s something in your filthy lives That causes God’s fierce wrath to kindle You’ve coveted your neighbor’s wives God will destroy you now You do not believe, and how You paved the way for filthy fags With massive divorce and remarriage Lying fake “Christians” make us gag God will destroy you now You will not believe, and how Now every day our signs do showSo you should know, you should know We told you that God’s wrath would grow So you should know, you should know You treacherously played the whore And taught adultery to your children God will shortly close the door He will destroy you now You cannot believe, and how Something in the way she moves Attracts me like no other lover. Something in the way she woos me I don’t want to leave her now You know I believe and how Somewhere in her smile she knows That I don’t no other lover Something in her style that shows me I don’t want to leaver her now You know I believe and how You’re asking me will my love grow. I don’t know, I don’t know. You stick around now, it may show, I don’t know, I don/t know Something in the way she knows And all I have to do is think of her. Something in the things she shows me I don’t want to leave her now You know I believe and how 20 19

  21. Video and Discussion http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEGLFJ-Nqq4 A lot of WBC teachings promote hate, how does this line up with what the Bible teaches? 21 20

  22. God’s Hatred in the Bible • Leviticus 20:23 - "And ye shall not walk in the manners of the nation, which I cast out before you: for they committed all these things, and therefore I abhorred them." • Leviticus 26:30 - "And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcases upon the carcases of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you." • Deuteronomy 32:19 - "And when the LORD saw it, he abhorred them, because of the provoking of his sons, and of his daughters." • Psalm 5:5 - "The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.” • Psalm 78:59 - "When God heard this, he was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel:" • Psalm 106:40 - "Therefore was the wrath of the LORD kindled against his people, insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance.”” • Lamentations 2:6 - "And he hath violently taken away his tabernacle, as if it were of a garden: he hath destroyed his places of the assembly: the LORD hath caused the solemn feasts and sabbaths to be forgotten in Zion, and hath despised in the indignation of his anger the king and the priest." • Hosea 9:15 - "All their wickedness is in Gilgal: for there I hated them: for the wickedness of their doings I will drive them out of mine house, I will love them no more: all their princes are revolters." • Zechariah 11:8 - "Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me." • Malachi 1:3 - "And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness." • Romans 9:13 - "As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated." 22 21

  23. What WBC forgot... • James 2:1 - “My brothers, as believers in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, you must never treat people in different ways according to their appearance • James 2: 8 - “you will be doing the right thing if you obey the law of the kingdom, which is found in the scripture, “love your neighbour as you love yourself” • James 2:13 - “God will not show mercy when he judges the person who has not been merciful; but mercy triumphs over judgment • 1 John 2:9 - “Whoever says that he is in the light, yet hates his brother, is in the darkness to this very hour” 22 23 22

  24. Discussion • Would you consider the WBC a hate group? • How do you feel about WBC being considered a religious organization? • Do you think WBC has an affect on how people view other churches? What kind of affects? 24 23

  25. Responses To WBC 25 24

  26. Societies Response to WBC PETITION 26 25

  27. What Does This Petition Mean for Society? • If we have freedom of speech (granted it does not harm anyone), why are people trying to classify them as a Hate Group? 27 26

  28. Effects on Society • https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=aqvewouaGWw# • Do you think Brain washing/mind control are a big part of Extreme Religion? 28 27

  29. Other Extreme ReligiousGroups 28 29 28

  30. Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day saints (FLDS) • Most recent leader is Warren Jeff • 6,000-10,000 members who practice polygamy • Men having multiple wives is ordained by God (a minimum of 3 wives is required) • Warren Jeff was estimated to have an upwards of 60 wives • Women had a dress code • Tattoos and body piercings were prohibited 30 29

  31. Shakers • Leader was Ann Lee • Sign a covenant to • Preparing the way for a new era • Viewed God as both male and female • Spoke in tongues • Gathered members • Each village was governed by a leadership team • Turnover was high 31 30

  32. Activity • Create an Extreme Religious group • What extreme thing does your group do? • How do you gather members? • Come up with rules • Dress code • Language • Diet • Relationships • Etc 32 31

  33. Final Questions or Comments? 32 33 32

  34. References • Articles • Liebman, Charles (2001). Extremism as a religious norm. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 22(1), p. 75-86. • Saba, Sarah (2010). The Fundamentals of Religious Extremism. Countercurrents.org. • Websites • http://web.clas.ufl.edu/users/kenwald/pos6292/liebman.pdf • http://www.top100arena.com/news/692/top-10-strange-religious-rituals • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakers#Shaker_music • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamentalist_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-Day_Saints • http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/03/21/man-turns-house-across-the-street-from-westboro-baptist-church-into-gay-pride-flag/ • http://www.godhatesfags.com/ • http://tv.msnbc.com/2013/03/23/meet-aaron-jackson-prideful-neighbor-of-westboro-baptist-church/ • http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Something-lyrics-The-Beatles/2ADBEE4033B1408248256BC200159F03 • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Jones • YouTube • http://www.thecheers.org/Opinion/article_3111_7-reasons-why-religion-is-a-form-of-mental-illness.html 34 33

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