The media were quick to jump on Anders Behring Breivik's self description as a "Christian" (well it's on facebook so it must be true) and described him as a "Christian fundamentalist." It seemed odd to me that anyone who really is a "Christian fundamentalist" would think that the solution to his disaffections would be to return to Catholicism or freemasonry.

But you know the media- any indication that Christians might be dangerous needs to be emphasised, especially those crack-pot fundamentalists who do all kinds of threatening things like praying and reading their Bibles. It didn't occur to them that he could just be your standard nut-case killer.

It turns out that Breivik's self description as a Christian means that he thinks of Christianity as a theme in Europe's culture and not really as a spiritual or religious system. Don't wait for the hyper-ventilators on the ABC to back down from their noxious smearing of real Christians any time soon.

From the Christian Post:

Breivik, although claiming to stand up for Europe’s “Christian culture,” in no way links that ideal to true Christian faith.

He writes on page 1307 of his online manifesto:

If you have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and God then you are a religious Christian. Myself and many more like me do not necessarily have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and God. We do however believe in Christianity as a cultural, social, identity and moral platform. This makes us Christian.”

Many media reports have apparently been following along with Breivik’s self-definition of his so-called faith, branding the alleged shooter as a “Christian terrorist” and describing him as a “Christian fundamentalist” or “Christian extremist."

Yet the Christian community, which has been quick to condemn the attacks, has been making it known that authentic Christianity does not espouse such heinous and immoral acts.

Full article here