Anders Behring Breivik, the Oslo terrorist, may be a Christian. Or he may not be a Christian. We don’t really know.
But here’s what we do know: 1) he calls himself a Christian in his online manifesto; 2) he’s not a fan of multiculturalism, particularly the embrace of Islam in Europe; and 3) he rained down his righteous anger using a firearm and a car bomb.
None of these are “Christian” by any definition that can be discerned from the Gospels. Jesus Christ, who should be our model of Christianity, did not refer to Himself as a “Christian”; to be sure, He was Jewish. (The word “Christian” appears in Acts after Jesus ascended to Heaven.) Jesus seemed to be a fan of multiculturalism; many of his parables expressed acceptance and love for folks from other cultures. And with the exception of overturning tables in the temple, Jesus wasn’t one to get violent.
The news media have covered Breivik as a “fundamentalist Christian.” And even though this may not be the best term to describe him, I can understand why the media would use it. Many fundamentalist Christians 1) go out of their way to self-identify as “Christian,” 2) are skeptical of multiculturalism, and 3) call for an active, aggressive removal of anything that conflicts with their beliefs.
The media are wrong to suggest that Breivik is a Christian based on his actions. But based on models of fundamentalist Christianity we have in America, I don’t blame them for calling him that.
Jim Y. Trammell's Blog 
Well written; fundamentalist of any faith are usually radical and have violent tendencies. Americans shouldn’t just get focused on the Muslim faith or any other; we do have radical and violent Christians, I fear. Jesus did certainly love a diverse group of people and would be our best example of being for multi-culturalism.
Menlia
I found your blog because we have the same name. Different middle initials, but this is what happens when you vainly Google yourself (ironically, I didn’t even make the first page). Anyway, I appreciated what you had to say here. I assume from the way you wrote the post that you’re not a Christian. I am. I wanted you to know that I agree with much of what you wrote. Thanks for being a thoughtful writer, fair and faithful.
On a second look, we only share our last name…I’m a doofus.
Keep rocking the Tram.