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May 7, 2011 at 3:46 am
Sae, A fundie would indeed be a follower of X, but X usually ends up being there own bigotry and hatred rather than the example of Christ.
"There ought to be a term that would designate those who actually follow the teachings of Jesus, since the word 'Christian' has been largely divorced from those teachings, and so polluted by fundamentalists that it has come to connote their polar opposite: intolerance, vindictive hatred, and bigotry." -- Philip Stater, Huffington Post
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May 7, 2011 at 4:37 am
(May 6, 2011 at 11:45 pm)Aerzia Saerules Arktuos Wrote: And what precisely are the teachings of jesus? I look at one of 'his' random parables, and while some people take 'the elder son needs to learn to accept the younger son' from that... all I get is that elder brothers can be jerks.
A fundamentalist would, by definition, adhere to the basis of X. That is to say... they would be the precise followers of X. If X happens to be Christ, then a fundamentalist would be a follower of precisely what Christ espouses.
People in general are intolerant, vindictive, and 'bigots'. It makes sense then, that some fundamentalists (which are people) would be intolerant, vindictive, and 'bigots'. 
Maybe we can kick that around someday, more than I can deal with in this thread.
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May 7, 2011 at 5:50 am
Hello HBAF, from Oz.
You do know that jesus was a fictional character, don't you?
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May 9, 2011 at 1:29 am
(May 7, 2011 at 5:50 am)Zen Badger Wrote: Hello HBAF, from Oz.
You do know that jesus was a fictional character, don't you?
Last I heard Jesus was considered a historical figure by a majority of historians. Doesn't necessarily seal the deal, but it's not a bad start.
I suppose you believe He was a fictional character, so who do you think first created this mythical Jewish messiah? Maybe we should kick this down somewhere other than my greetings and salutation thread.
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May 10, 2011 at 12:45 am
Welcome Haunted By A Freak!
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May 10, 2011 at 1:59 pm
You're dead dude. There's no apology necessary.
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May 10, 2011 at 2:47 pm
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May 10, 2011 at 9:03 pm
(May 10, 2011 at 12:45 am)A Dead Relative Wrote: Welcome Haunted By A Freak!
(I feel a little out of place welcoming someone who joined before I did)
Thanks for the welcome! See you somewhere out there...
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