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* [http://www.churchofeuthanasia.org/ The Church of Euthanasia] is borderline-extremist, as they do not advocate harm to ''others'' but merely advocate certain measures which (probably) strike most people as rather extreme
 
* [http://www.churchofeuthanasia.org/ The Church of Euthanasia] is borderline-extremist, as they do not advocate harm to ''others'' but merely advocate certain measures which (probably) strike most people as rather extreme
* [[Westboro Baptist Church]] seems to hate just about everybody, starting with (but not limited to) [[homosexuality|gay people]], and are an almost textbook case of extremism
 

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Extremism refers to any set of beliefs or ideas that seem "unwarranted or at least beyond what is acceptable in a civilised society." (W)

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Extremist Groups

  • The Church of Euthanasia is borderline-extremist, as they do not advocate harm to others but merely advocate certain measures which (probably) strike most people as rather extreme