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Originally Posted by Worldwalker
Yes, there are. They are not the people who are labeled "Christian Taliban". That term (and please note that I was not the one who used it) is applied to the people who demonstrate complete intolerance of other people's beliefs: the minority (but a very vocal and politically active minority) who want to make the United States into a fundamentalist Christian theocracy.
Nope. Fortunately, nobody is saying that it does. That should save a lot of argument.
The fact that he blew up all over an author because he seems to expect that book, or maybe all books, to endorse his political/religious beliefs, on the other hand, is fairly significant.
Here's the description from Amazon:
Now, when I read this, I do not see any indication that it might be a religious-themed book; in fact, the bit about religious fanatics in the swamp hints that it might be the opposite. I do, however, see -- in the part that I bolded -- a very strong indication that it's going to involve global warming and climate change.
Since it's pretty strongly indicated that this book is not part of the "Christian fiction" genre, assuming the reviewer wasn't simply too stupid to read or understand that description, he must think all books should endorse and promulgate his particular variety of Christianity. That's what makes him a appear to be a fanatic, and that's what people are reacting to.
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I don't think the reviewer expected pro-religious propaganda, endorsement or whatever.
It looks like he was after fiction and not a lecture on global warming and religion.