RELIGIOUS EXTREMISM: These groups were all lumped together in a slideshow for US Army Reserve recruits
Army Reserve Training Material Lists Catholics, Evangelical Christians And Some Jews In 'Religious Extremism' Category Along With The KKK, Hamas And Al Qaeda -- Daily Mail
* Pentagon based conclusions on Southern Poverty Law Center report
* Chaplains' group calls lecture material 'dishonorable' and 'wrongheaded'
* Presentation says extremism is increasing because some Americans fear '4 more years under a black president'
A slideshow presentation shown to US Army Reserve recruits classifies Christians, including both evangelicals and Roman Catholics, as religious extremists, placing them in the same category as skinheads, the Ku Klux Klan, Hamas and Al Qaeda.
The presentation also warned that members of the military are prohibited from taking leadership roles in any organization the Pentagon considers 'extremist,' and from distributing the organization's literature, whether on or off a military installation.
The opening slide warns that 'the rise in hate crimes and extremism outside the military may be an indication of internal issues all [armed] services will have to face.'
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Update #1: Training material listing Catholics as ‘extremists’ angers archdiocese -- Army Times
Update #2: U.S. Army warns of religious extremism… from Evangelicals & Catholics -- The Blaze
Update #3: Defense Department classifies Catholics, evangelicals as extremists -- Washington Times
My Comment: I guess I am an extremist.
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