PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum - View Single Post - American fundamentalism and being 'born again'

pj67coll · #**159** 12-18-2009, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by MS Fowler

One could say that NONE of the variants has any bearing on any theological issue.

I'd say that's a rather bizzarre statement considering the bible is supposed to be the revealed word of god. Frankly that sounds a bit like changing the rules after the games been lost.

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t is not only the fundamentalists who subscribe to a view of inerrancy. There are branches of Presbyterians, Lutherans, Anglicans and others who would hold to "inerrancy in the original autographs". Most of these people would not describe themselves as "fundamentalists".

They might not so self describe but can the label be applied to them despite their own thoughts on the subject? How can you claim to order your life around "inerrancy" and not be fundamentalist by definition?

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There seems to be a feeling running through here that anyone who is a believer must be an ignorant boob. Let me assure you that there are people of great intellect who are believers.

Thay may be, but they deserve no respect for their beliefs. The best they can expect is to be left alone to believe whatever they wish as long as no innocent third party is adveresely affected by their beliefs. That of course assumes they don't attempt to proslyetize.

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Some of you seem to think that all who came before you were stupid, and you, almost alone, are blessed with the ability to see and discern the truth. I pity you that.

I'll bluntly state that much of religion is stupid, and that applies to ALL religion, not just stuff that originated in the middle east. Don't bother pitying me. I'm perfectly happy to accept what science reveales to me and well aware that this means there's a huge amount of stuff I don't know. However I don't feel any need to pretend I do know what I don't actually know, if you take my meaning.

- Peter.