God’s Warriors - Who is right?
This special from CNN focuses on religious fundamentalism in the 3 major religions of the world.
I stayed up to watch it on CNN yesterday but was informed later on that the special would be on from August 22, 2007 onwards in Malaysia our surrounding countries.
There is a website for this special at CNN Presents: God’s Warriors.
It is a 3-part 6 hour series and should be a very intriguing watch on how these religions are influencing decisions in politics and cultures. It is a question, I suppose, of how our faith moves us to do what we do.
Award-winning Christiane Amanpour is famous for investigative journalism and although these topics have been relentlessly covered over the years, it is nice to see the spin she takes and what “neutral” conclusion she draws.
To me, Amanpour was synonymous with the *sniffles* Gilmore Girls. Rory, daughter of Lorelai, aka Alexis Bledel aspired to be Amanpour, her role model.
Here is what Amanpour has to say about her special:
“God’s Warriors” fight to bring their beliefs into the political arena so that power can be shaped through faith. They are steadfast in the notion that they know the answers because they have the ear of God.
“Whether it’s Islam, Judaism or Christianity, I think that it’s not just the disappointment with the secular world, but also a deep belief that they have a transcendent and unique line to God, and they have the only real way of interpreting the truth,” Amanpour says. “They want that to become our culture and our politics.”
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“It’s not just about people going to church, or even people who join terrorist groups like al-Qaida. It’s about people who use their faith to affect power and politics,” Amanpour says. “It’s a commitment in a spectrum of religions who see this as a battle against secular society and who want to change the way we live and the nature of our cultures.”
The unifying thing about these people, she says, is that they each feel they have a direct line to God, know how to interpret His teachings and know what God wants us to do.
“What I find interesting is that there isn’t as much reporting as there can be, because this isn’t just a religious issue,” Amanpour says. “They are religious, but it is also political and because they want to shape the way we all live, we need to know more about them and their agendas.”
There are many people uncomfortable with the notion that a certain group has a direct line to God. Amanpour says that even theologists agree that Jesus never mixed faith with politics.
Here are some reviews/previews of the special:
CNN’s Christiane Amanpour reports for ‘God’s Warriors’ special
CNN’s Amanpour examines fight for faith
‘God’s Warriors’ examines zealotry
A must watch indeed. Tks for pointing out.