Bible thumper
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Bible thumper is a pejorative term used to describe someone perceived as aggressively imposing their Christian beliefs upon those who do not share them. Its target domain is broad and can often extend to anyone engaged in a public show of religion, fundamentalist or not. It is commonly heard in most Western countries;[1] the particular term Bible basher,[2] along with Jesus freak is used in Australian slang to pertain to a person or group who knock on doors to convert non-Christians. It is also often used to refer to social conservatives in the Bible belt of the Southern United States. The term alludes to a preacher thumping his hand down on the Bible to emphasize a point during a sermon.
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- ^ Gilbert, Robert E. (October 1, 2008). "Ronald Reagan's Presidency: The Impact of an Alcoholic Parent". Political Psychology 29 (5): 737–765. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9221.2008.00662.x. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-9221.2008.00662.x/full.
- ^ Dalzell, Tom (2007). The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English. London: Routledge. p. 51. ISBN 9780415212595. http://books.google.com/books?id=7UIjVGcSe8MC&pg=PA51&dq=%22bible+thumper%22+etymology&hl=en&ei=aiPmTuPbCKy10QGixbzZBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDoQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22bible%20thumper%22%20etymology&f=false.
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