“The true fanatic is a theocrat, someone who sees himself as acting on behalf of some super-personal force: the Race, the Party, History, the Proletariat, the Poor, and so on. These absolve him from evil, hence he may safely do anything in their service.” MayEvilForcePoorPartyActingRaceAtheismPositive AtheismBehalfFanaticsProletariat Book:Religion's rebel son: fanaticism in our time Source: Religion's rebel son: fanaticism in our time
“One can't imagine a Hollywood film whose entire purpose was to ridicule, say, homosexual activists, feminists, animal rights crusaders, or environmentalists. That would be blasphemy. Hollywood understands that religious people, particularly Christians, are the last group in America besides businessmen who may be defamed with impunity.” PeopleMayWould BeChristianLastsAmericaFilmPurposeReligiousAnimalRightsImagineGroupsHollywoodFeministActivistAnimal RightsBusinessmanHomosexualRidiculeBlasphemyEnvironmentalistImpunityHollywood Films Book:The Seductive Image: Cinema and the Christian Faith Source: The Seductive Image: Cinema and the Christian Faith