Social Justice Warriors Thread

[MilSpecs]

It amazes me how meaningless words are becoming. "Fundamentalism" used to actually mean something.

It used to mean a religious philosophy that did not allow for interpretation, and that is still part of the definition. It is a literalist theology.

[Speaker to Animals]

It amazes me how meaningless words are becoming. "Fundamentalism" used to actually mean something.

It used to mean a religious philosophy that did not allow for interpretation, and that is still part of the definition. It is a literalist theology.

Which is limited to a very tiny percentage of Protestants in North America (and even tinier percentage in Europe). It's not even a percentage point of the entire Christian population. It began in the late 19th century as well, so I don't know how far back you want to stretch this "fundamentalist Christian" meme, but it doesn't stand up to scrutiny.

Also, it DOES allow interpretation, but because these heretical sects reject religious authority, they decided the only way to keep their communities intact was to declare that every book in scripture is to be read literally. They believe the interpretation is literal in every book and every context. That's all it means. It doesn't mean those mean, bad Christians. There are fundamentalist Christians that are perfectly friendly people. They just have a problem with authority.


And, really, if you just plainly look at American history.. the folks who want to control everybody fall primarily into two categories: Women and Puritans/Progressives. Fundamentalists weren't even all that bad, politically. It was all the women teetolers who banned alcohol, prostitution, men's clubs, and whatever else they could get their hands on. Puritans were no different. Why people have to defame the sad fundamentalists who never did anything to anybody is puzzling.

[MilSpecs]

+1
When Lefties tremble about some political candidate, citing they will have us living under a theology I just laugh. Because if that was ever going to happen it would have happened a century ago. Fucking morons don't even know basic history of the country.

There is no one theology that Americans would have united under. Do you think in 1917 Catholics, Mormons, and all the Protestant denominations would have agreed to live under a single religious ideology?

No, didn't happen. You misunderstand.
What I'm saying is if there was ever a chance for an American Theology, it was around a century ago when we were 90% Christian and mass movements like Prohibition were possible. That was the time. It won't come again............ and I still hear this whining about Christianity taking over the country.

Religious extremists of any kind can be a threat. Problem with the followers of Muhamed, is extremism seems pretty damn common, and it's not just the people blowing up kids in the town square.

The religion is much younger than other large religions. Maybe it's the stage that religion is in.

I still disagree with you that we could ever have united around a common theology. Prohibition was a social movement as much as a religious one - alcohol abuse was a real danger to societal structure back then. When you say "90% Christian," I'm not sure how you're tying this into a possible theocracy. The big schism in Christianity was over who would rule. There was no way Catholics would ever have agreed to Protestant rule, or Mormons, or even Southern Baptists to Episcopalian. Theocracy is about the rules, and those religions have different rules that they would have been unlikely to agree upon, other than the concept of the divine Christ. We do have some arguably theocratic rules - the death penalty is clearly 'an eye for an eye' at its core, but that's not Christian doctrine.

[SuburbanFarmer]

Really wasn't all that bad. They dindu nuffin.

[MilSpecs]

It amazes me how meaningless words are becoming. "Fundamentalism" used to actually mean something.

It used to mean a religious philosophy that did not allow for interpretation, and that is still part of the definition. It is a literalist theology.

Which is limited to a very tiny percentage of Protestants in North America (and even tinier percentage in Europe). It's not even a percentage point of the entire Christian population.

25% of the U.S. is evangelical Protestant, many of whom would be considered fundamentalist because they believe in a literal interpretation of the Bible.

[Okeefenokee]

Really wasn't all that bad. They dindu nuffin.

Lol, what? No photos?



Why don't you have photos of your totally relevant and recent Christian tyranny in the US?

[Speaker to Animals]

It used to mean a religious philosophy that did not allow for interpretation, and that is still part of the definition. It is a literalist theology.

Which is limited to a very tiny percentage of Protestants in North America (and even tinier percentage in Europe). It's not even a percentage point of the entire Christian population.

25% of the U.S. is evangelical Protestant, many of whom would be considered fundamentalist because they believe in a literal interpretation of the Bible.

Evangelicals are not fundamentalists. Next premise..

[SuburbanFarmer]

Really wasn't all that bad. They dindu nuffin.

Lol, what? No photos?



Why don't you have photos of your totally relevant and recent Christian tyranny in the US?

Is that a serious question?

[Speaker to Animals]

Oh the horror of those dozen or so people with signs. LOL

[DBTrek]

Hmmm ... holding signs vs. shooting people in the back of the head.

Tough call.
Is there a difference?