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It is very hard to retain a Christian faith in the face of rabid fundamentalism.
Don't be so sure. I started off an evangelical and look at me now...What you can't do is turn an evangelical into a liberal.
madbear said:And there you have it... ecumenicalism in a nutshell
The only consolation is that not all fundamentalists are rabid. I have friends that I would describe as fundamentalists (they would probably describe themselves as evangelicals) who are perfectly reasonable people, most of the time. It's impossible (in my experience) to respect the liberal views of other Christians, because notions like ``there is a thread of truth in all interpretations of Christianity'' is inherently a liberal fallacy. The evangelicals have as a central tenet of their belief the assertion that there is only one truth, and they know it because God dictated it into the Bible. So to say to an evangelical ``you should respect my views even though they differ from yours'' is precisely the same as saying ``one of the most important things you believe is wrong''.
My experience is that if you push an evangelical hard enough, you can get him or her to stop being a ChristianWhat you can't do is turn an evangelical into a liberal.
madbear said:
because notions like ``there is a thread of truth in all interpretations of Christianity'' is inherently a liberal fallacy.
madbear said:
The evangelicals have as a central tenet of their belief the assertion that there is only one truth, and they know it because God dictated it into the Bible.
When the Lamb of God returns in glory, then you'll be sorry...
mark53 said:???
What about the earth being flat, epilisy is demon possesion, mold being and evil force (Leviticus) and many others!
UberLutheran said:If the Bible says the earth is flat, that before creation all that existed was darkness upon the waters, that mold is an evil force, epilepsy and mental illness are forms of demon possession, that women are to remain submissive to their husbands and are worth only 3/5 the value of men and that we are to stone our disobedient children to death -- then the earth is flat, before creation all that existed was darkness upon the waters, mold is an evil force, epilepsy and mental illness are forms of demon possession, women are to remain submissive to their husbands and are worth only 3/5 of the value of men, and we are to stone our disobedient children to death.
Surely you aren't one of those heathen lieberals who believes that God expects us to use the intelligence He gave us to evaluate what Scripture is actually trying to say, are you?
When the Lamb of God returns in glory, then you'll be sorry...
Are you OK? I put a thread about it on the UK forum.
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