I. Ed: --------------------------------------------------
The fundamentals of fundamentalism:
1. the inspiration and infallibility of scripture
2. the deity of Christ (including His virgin birth)
3. the substitutionary atonement of Christ's death
4. the literal resurrrection of Christ from the dead
5. the literal return of Christ in the Second Advent
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Ed again: No comments from Michelle.
Yet other than #1, this is the plan of salvation.
Notice the corruption of basic Fundamentalism
going into step II.
II. Ed: --------------------------------------------------
The fundamentals of anti-fundamentalism
(these are the noisy ones called "fundies"):
1. Anti-Modern Version (KJBO = King James Bible Only)
2. Anti-education
3. Anti-success
4. Anti-women pants on women
5. Anti-Semetic
II. Michelle--------------------------------------------------
1. true - no modern version today is the pure words of God.
2. False
3. False
4. True - God has commanded in the scriptures, women are not to dress as a man.
5. False
Ed again: Here three are answered "false" at the general
level yet below in III are answered "true" at the specific
level. Strangly, there are lots of other specific examples
i could give of each one.
Ed again: For example:
The Fundamentalism list I got above comes from a book by
Jerry Falwell and others. Falwell was in the 1970s
Independant Fundamental Baptist (IFB) I don't mean he
was a member of that group, i mean he was the boss/guru/leader
of that group. Falwell defined what was fundamentalist.
But Falwell became a success and many IFBs distain him
to this day. Falwell build a huge church and college
at Lynchburg Virginia -- a successful preaching/pastor.
So we hate him, Shirly he done made a deal with the devil.
As for #4 about womens pants, i recall what i heard
in 1960 maybe 1959 from a radio (sorry didn't have a TV
back then) preacher: "If you don't know the difference
between woman's pants and men's pants then you got more
problems that I can help you with."
III. Ed: --------------------------------------------------
Typical statements of the anti-fundamentalist called
by the world "fundies":
1. The KJB replaces the origial language manuscripts
as being God's word
2. Calling "seminary": "cemetery"
3. Billy Grahmn sold himself to the Devil
4. (this is generic for all cult-like rules of behavior;
all majoring on minors)
5. Jews killed Christ
II. Michelle--------------------------------------------------
1. Yes, for the common English speaking believer.
2. True - most only teach the critical greek text, and attack by bias against the KJB and the TR (God's preserved words).
3. True - He has become very liberal, ecumenical, compromising and is yolking with those who are unbelievers, or walking disorderly. He has many associates/friends who are Roman Catholic and freemasons (mystery religions, satan worship)
4. I do not know what you are saying here.
5. True - Jews conspired to have Jesus killed, and yelled "crucify him, crucify him" as well as the sins that Jesus came to shed his blood for and to be their sacrificial lamb.
Ed again on 1: Psalms 50:10 (HCSB = The Holman Christian Standard Bible)
for every animal of the forest is Mine,
the cattle on a thousand hills.
The anti-fundamentalist construes with the English
Bible that God only has cattle on ONE HILL.
(THis is a metaphor, cattle and Bible Translations are
two different things. But if God can own the cattle
on thousands of hills; I'm sure God can have more than
one written word, more than one good translation in English.
Ed again on 2: Strangely, the anti-fundamentalist does not
only distain seminary education, they frequently distain
secondary education (High School) as well. I've even seen
some anti-fundamentalists who think that primary education
(teaching kids to read) only leads them to doubt. If they
can't read, they will never notice those pesky footnotes
in some King James Version Bibles.
Ed again on 3: See my note above. I'm really disappointed
in people that are anti-success. The typical anti-fundamental
church seems to be much like one i found on the web.
This IFB preacher had five children, two of his own
and three foster children (some take foster children in
cause you can get more from the state than it costs to
raise them). The preacher's wife evidently took the picture
of the people of the church: an even dozen were in the picture.
Can you feature a small church where the pastor and his
family is half the church. I've seen a picture of it.
The poor pastor had to work as a church leader, full-time
not a pastor at a secular job, and still take in foster
children to make ends meet.
Ed again on 4: anti: "Women pants on women" is but one
example. Majoring on minors, making rules for others to keep
and disfellowshiping on their basis is petty.
Such behavior is typical of individual control cults and
should not be in the church of our God, especially Baptist
churchs which stress individuals working their way toward
God. If such rules are going to be enforced, they aught to
be about potential harmful stuff like wearing seatbelts,
drinking to excess, smoking, eating pig, etc. But they
hardly ever are. The are just about silly stuff.
Ed again on 5: your answer proves your anti-semetic stance.
The Bible teaches that the sins of Michelle killed Jesus
(and the sins of Ed also, i'm no better than anybody else).
Is anyone familiar with the Revelation 25 sheep & goat judgement
where the nations of the world will be judged for
their treatment of the Jews (those kind to the Jews will be
in the Millinnial Kingdom (MK) of Christ; those unkind to Jews
will be cast into hell before the MK starts.
Ed again, for a penultimate word.
The responses of Sister Michelle show that the description i
wrote fits perfectly. I now apply the label
ANTI-FUNDAMENTALIST to Michelle.
[sarcasm]Wear it proudly, Sister[/sarcasm]
Ed again, for an ultimate word:
Please note that while the Fundamentals feature and sponsor
the Plan of Salvation; the anti-fundamentals do not.
Thou knowest I love to praise Jesus in 17th Century talk:
Praise Iesus, the Christ