When you hear someone use the word “fanatic” what usually comes to mind? In the world of media it usually refers to a person(s) that are “right-wing extremist” who are then lumped together with groups like white supremacists and violent anti-government groups.
In April 2009, the Department of Homeland Security put out a report listing the types of people that fit their description of “right-wing extremist”. The DHS’ Office of Intelligence and Analysis defines right-wing extremism in the U.S. as “divided into those groups, movements and adherents that are primarily hate-oriented (based on hatred of particular religious, racial or ethnic groups) and those that are mainly anti-government, rejecting federal authority in favor of state or local authority, or rejecting government authority entirely. It may include groups and individuals that are dedicated to a single issue, such as opposition to abortion or immigration.”
DHS specifically identified people that are concerned about illegal immigration, increasing federal power, restrictions on firearms, abortion and the loss of U.S. sovereignty and singles out returning war veterans as particular threats. A nice “thank-you” to those men and women that put their lives on the line for liberty!
When I was a boy, a fanatic was defined as “somebody who is very enthusiastic about a pastime or hobby.” I was a fanatic about Red Sox baseball growing up in the northeast during those years, and hardly a threat to anyone except any kid that was a NY Yankees fan. However, times have changed and so too the meaning of “fanatic”.
Today, a fanatic is defined as “a holder of extreme or irrational enthusiasms or beliefs, especially in religion or politics.” The two areas that were key in the founding the USA, are now concerns of “extremists”!
Those early settlers that stood against the religious tyranny in their homelands and left to find freedom to worship, by today’s DHS standards would be considered “right-wing extremists”. In later years, those colonists that revolted against the political tyranny imposed on them by King George III would be considered “right-wing extremists” by today’s definition.
So it should not be considered unusual that we live in a day where the powers that be in their effort to hold onto and assert more power, would resort to the labeling of those that threaten their position. The work of some grassroots organizations today are the express outgrowth to see this nation turn back to its heritage and restore the principles that were the very essence of what our nation was meant to be. The media will continue to spin their efforts as “extremists” and the majority of the citizenry will believe it without question.
I find this also true when it comes to anyone that believes the literal interpretation of bible prophecy. An overwhelming majority of church-goers have never heard one word on bible prophecy teaching, though they can probably tell you something about the Mayan calendar and its ties to the year 2012. They can probably tell you something about Nostradamus and his predictions. But when it comes to the Bible, they are ignorant and most do not want to know. So they label anyone a religious fanatic that tries to point to events happening in the world today as part of the “end-times” taught in the Bible. That’s also what they accused the early followers of Jesus Christ and yet they would not be silent and they changed the world.
Say what you may, but we need more right-wing fanatics for Jesus Christ as He’s coming back soon and the world needs to know!

