I see a lot of questions refering to Fundamentalism or fundamentalists. What is your definition of fundamentalism? Are fundamentalists by your definition people who think it's their way or the highway and the only people who are good, "God-fearing" people believe as they do? If so, what's the difference between this belief and some religion who says "give me your right to choose and I will guarantee you will get to heaven."?
2006-09-05 07:35:54 · 5 answers · asked by Tonya in TX - Duck 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
A Christain fundamentalist believes in the literal truth of the Bible, especially of the New Testament. All the miracles happened exactly as stated; the world was created in six days. Consider this: Jesus said that he who was not against him was with him, and also that no one can come to God except through him. The fundamenatalist does not notice the first and gives all his attention to the second. When the Roman centurion said to Jesus that his merely speaking the word would heal his servant, Jesus praised his faith, even though his religion was non-Biblical. Jesus understood many things in a spiritual rather than a literal context: the fundamentalist stresses the second. But if the fundamentalist lives a good life, without consigning others who do not believe as he does to hell, I would not quarrel with him. As Jesus said, a tree is known and valued for the kind of fruit it produces. So if fundamentalism leads to a good life, that is acceptable.
2006-09-05 07:51:14 · answer #1 · answered by tirumalai 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fundamentalists -- as opposed to "modernists" -- believe in the literal truth of their sacred texts.
For example, fundamentalist Christians believe that God created Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden and that the theory of evolution is a sacrilegious cultural artifact.
2006-09-05 14:45:08 · answer #2 · answered by johntadams3 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For me a fundamentalist (by religion) is one who strongly adheres to the basics of its religion... and try to preach them to the others in order to spread the truth all over.
Thats the most simplest way I can explain....
2006-09-05 14:42:23 · answer #3 · answered by Ω Nookey™ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fundamentalism is actually bigotry. When you try to reason with them they start quoting authorities. But this in itself is not a threat, it becomes a threat when bigots become militants.
2006-09-05 14:43:02 · answer #4 · answered by Rustic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Means BACK TO BASICS--not re hashed and re interpreted by some team or gang.
2006-09-05 14:37:41 · answer #5 · answered by whynotaskdon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋