Effects of Terrorism on Christian Fundamentalists

Body of Christ's Watershed Moment

If a drop of rain lands on the west side of the Continental Divide, it runs back to the Pacific. Raindrops on the east side of the range will wind up in the Atlantic or Gulf of Mexico. This is a classic watershed moment-one point in space and time that will determine fates and carry consequences.

9-11 was a watershed moment that changed the futures of whole countries and globally touched over a billion living souls.

In post 9-11 United States, the Christian subculture is facing its own watershed moment. In the current cultural climate, Christians who believe the Bible is the Word of God and fundamentally true, could be labeled Al-Qaeda's equal by intellectuals and the U.S. cultural elite. University intellectuals are discouraged from speaking of, or rationally considering God, and moral absolutes are not all-the-rage in the average entertainment industry star's lifestyle. Belief in any Word of God could be branded as dangerous in this country, by people who see all of history's bloodshed in the name of religion. Sociologically speaking, is the freedom to believe in a Word of God, worth the price of Homeland Security?

This is not a political scare tactic; this is a warning for all people of faith.

Specifically, the Body of Christ, believers who try to live more Biblically every day, are scattered through the nation's churches-and are very outnumbered. They face intellectuals who may force a godless definition of Fundamentalism into the legislature and courts. One that could immediately impact churches and any devout individual's daily relationship with God.

After 9-11, the Patriot Act was immediately voted through by both sides of the aisle in the House and Senate. The legislation grants US intelligence agencies police-state powers. Its ripples are only just being felt in the court systems, and it will affect issues of privacy for decades to come. In the wrong hands, The Patriot Act legally grants KGB-esque Big Brother powers over any citizen.