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What defines "an act of terrorism?"?

It seems to me that the Christian faith spawns some radical element and actions, but nobody uses the term terrorism then.

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  • Jackie
    Lv 6
    3 years ago

    Terror, facing death. Seconds to live. When this happens to us, the blood drains from our face in fear, we turn sort of gray/green, Ash color. Severe Danger! End-time sign.

  • David
    Lv 7
    3 years ago

    An act of terrorism is any act that terrorizes one or more people.

  • Mintee
    Lv 7
    3 years ago

    any act perpetrated by someone (regardless of faith, race, agenda, culture, nationality).. that strikes fear and horror in the hearts and souls of their victims.. that is terrorism

  • Tommy
    Lv 5
    3 years ago

    The word terrorist didn't exist when Christians invaded North America and murdered mass numbers of native men, women and children claiming their dead souls for their son of a god.

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  • 3 years ago

    using violence and fear to push an ideology

  • Anonymous
    3 years ago

    Any act that is intended to instill fear, to disrupt, and cause terror among the biggest number possible.

  • 3 years ago

    It's not politically wise to use that word when you're talking about a Christian.

  • 3 years ago

    It is action to terrify another person, often due to the potentially fatal consequences of that action. Even kidnapping a person can rightly be called an act of terrorism because the kidnapped person is often abused sexually, psychologically, used as a slave and/or held as a ransom for money, otherwise they will be murdered. Mowing pedestrians down on the pavement by deliberately driving into them is an act of terrorism. Shooting indiscriminately into a crowd of people is an act of terrorism. Setting fire to living people is an act of terrorism. Throwing acid in the fact of a person is an act of terrorism.

    Need I go on? Are you really serious in thinking Christian faith can equate with any of that?

  • 3 years ago

    Terrorism is an act of violence for political or superstitious reasons.

  • Anonymous
    3 years ago

    If you are looking to instill terror, then it is terrorism

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