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The Origin of Christian Fundamentalism

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gryb

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Nov 4, 2000, 3:00:00 AM11/4/00
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The Origin of Christian Fundamentalism
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In religion, Fundamentalism is an emphasis on basic principles or
articles of faith.

There are Christian Fundamentalists, Jewish Fundamentalists and
Muslim Fundamentalists.

Christian Fundamentalism emerged in the USA just after World War I
as a reaction to theological modernism and the historical criticism of
the Bible.

Christian Fundamentalism and Jewish Fundamentalism insists on
belief in the literal truth of everything in the Bible.

This means that words in the Bible on the creation of the world
in six days and six nights are regarded as FACT and not symbol.

Islamic Fundamentalism insists on strict observance of Muslim
Shari'a Law.

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David Bisman

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In article <2b280t02uvoblcean...@4ax.com>,

gryb wrote:
> The Origin of Christian Fundamentalism
> __________________________________________________________
>
> In religion, Fundamentalism is an emphasis on basic principles or
> articles of faith.
>
> There are Christian Fundamentalists, Jewish Fundamentalists and
> Muslim Fundamentalists.
>
> Christian Fundamentalism emerged in the USA just after World War I
> as a reaction to theological modernism and the historical criticism of
> the Bible.
>
> Christian Fundamentalism and Jewish Fundamentalism insists on
> belief in the literal truth of everything in the Bible.

Sorry, you are wrong. Jewish Fundamentalism (as repugnant to this Jew
as any other Fundamentalism) is more about the nature and importance of
the Oral Law than the Written Law. Your ignorance is showing.

> This means that words in the Bible on the creation of the world
> in six days and six nights are regarded as FACT and not symbol.

Not by Fundamentalist Jews it does not!

> Islamic Fundamentalism insists on strict observance of Muslim
> Shari'a Law.

Again, incorrect. This is a particular form of one branch of Islamic
Fundamentalism - I suggest a return to your studies as one out of three
is not a pass mark.

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Cheers
David Bisman
Dunedin
New Zealand


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