Especially from people claiming to believe like you. I myself find Christian fundamentalists to be highly annoying , frequently ill informed, and anti-evangelical (meaning they do the opposite of spread the Gospel)
2007-12-07 03:54:07 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Don O, thank you and you also have a great day
2007-12-07 04:04:52 · update #1
David G, my concern is mostly with people that seem to memorize the letter of the law while killing the Spirit of it. I have come across many folks that can memorize whole books but miss the whole point.
2007-12-07 04:06:28 · update #2
I believe and I also find them annoying. It's better to live as an example of what a Christian is than to tell everyone that they're going to hell.
2007-12-07 05:55:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Not only do I dislike hard-headed fundamentalism, I left it because it's not very fundamental -- that is, its adherents are given to proof-texting and selective literal interpretation of Bible passages rather than looking at what God *fundamentally* tells us about our relationship with Him (and our salvation) in Scripture as a whole. Even while still sitting in a fundamentalist pew, what I heard from the pulpit and what I read in Scripture didn't always add up.
Taken to an extreme, fundamentalism is not only anti-evangelical but also outright bigotry. Having said that, it's also not in keeping with what Christ taught us to paint everyone with the same broad brush. Individually, I know many fundamentalists who are well-informed, do not condemn others out-of-hand, and are able to have a respectful and friendly discussion on matters of faith with those whose beliefs don't precisely line up with theirs.
2007-12-07 04:15:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
i think you need to define fundamentalism first. I am not in favor of charismatic movements which rely on human ignorance and superstition to force people into a mode of conduct which does them no good and is most likely to enrich the leaders and further impoverish the masses. And I sure don't want then in my face arguing with me about it. No I am not a Marxist, communist, socialist, atheist, Christian, Jew or Muslim. I just try to do the best I can with what I have to work with and hope I can leave the world a better place for someone else when I leave it.
2007-12-07 04:01:56 · answer #3 · answered by Pal 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am a Catholic that doesn't like to be associated with the term fundamentalist Christian but my reason only partially agrees with yours.
I think the term fundamentalist is often used to describe literalist in terms of interpreting the Bible. I am pretty sure that is an incorrect assertion.
I'm not sure that the Bible was intended to be interpreted literally by its early followers. I'm pretty sure idea came up long after the life of Christ.
2007-12-07 04:11:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well I think something ironic about being a fundamentalist is that you don't know you are, and you can't see it very well in others. So the only people who will answer are people who are not fundamentalists, I would imagine. I'm hoping everyone dislikes fundamentalism! But I know that most intelligent people do.
2007-12-07 04:02:44 · answer #5 · answered by hmm 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All Christians are fundamentalists to a degree, in that we all believe in the Bible's message of salvation through faith in God and Jesus' sacrifice for our sins.
There are those who can be annoyingly arrogant about their particular brand of Christianity. These people give Christianity a bad name, in my opinion.
2007-12-07 04:05:52 · answer #6 · answered by Trevor S 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
What do you mean by fundamentalism?
I believe in the fundamental teachings of Scripture; one of which is to preach the Gospel.
I like to keep myself well informed but I am probably very annoying!
Have a great day :o)
2007-12-07 04:00:28 · answer #7 · answered by Don 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If by fundamentalism, you mean the fundamental message that Jesus taught, to love - love God, love our friends, love our neighbors, and even love our enemies - this fundamental message on which all the Law and the Prophets rest, then yes - I'm, a "fundie."
I believe that the Bible is the Word of God. I believe that Jesus gave His disciples the great commission to go into all the world and preach the gospel to everyone. I believe that the letters to the churches are instructions against false teachings, without which we wouldn't recognize the lies of satan which would otherwise creep in, and obviously have crept in, in spite of God's warnings.
2007-12-07 04:00:12 · answer #8 · answered by no1home2day 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Fundamental literalists who are also extremists give the rest of us with faith a bad name. Even then, not all fundies are "bad," just like not all Muslims are radicalists hellbent on strapping suicide bombs to their chests in the middle of busy streets or hospitals.
2007-12-07 04:25:26 · answer #9 · answered by ♛Qu€€n♛J€§§¡¢a♛™ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'd need you to define your term, but if you mean, for example, Calvinists, what they are spreading is not the Good News. It's the Bad News.
The worst part is they don't even know it? :-(
They nearly drove me away from the Bible, before I came to my senses and realized where the error lay. (The error is not in the book.)
2007-12-07 04:13:52 · answer #10 · answered by cmw 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋