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MAR 11, 2004 01:13 PM
Jeff_Fries said:
Well holy shit. 
I went to a church that considered itself fundamentalist on the basis that they believed that all of the Bible was meant to be taken literally. I don't know about the rest of the terms here and I do not know what they mean. (Unless "premillenial" refers to the rapture, in which case my church leaned towards premillenialism)
That said, even if a group believes that non-believers are punished for not believing in God, I don't think it follows directly that they think God hates non-believers. The way I have heard it phrased is that non-believers do not fall under God's protective grace, and since the planet is cursed with sin, they are left to Satan and his devices etc.
What are the five fundamentals? and I regret the debate that may follow this post.
Yeah, premillenialism refers to the rapture, but, then again, so does "postmillenialism." Premillenialism, without delving TOO deep, refers to the idea that man is incapable by himself of creating the conditions necessary for Rapture to occur, and that an age of Satan will invite the interference of God to properly groom the world. Bare bones, I know, but I don't want to go too deep.
The 5 fundamentals are: 1) the inerrancy of the Bible (note, not just literal interpretation, but the bible cannot contain any flaws) 2) the virgin birth of Christ (in a very literal, supernatural sense) 3) substitutionary atonement (Christ died for our sins; it's more complex than that, but that's basically it) 4) the resurrection of Christ 5) the expectation of Christ's return, soon.
Basically, Fundamentalism arose in the late 19th century among American Protestants as a reaction to the rise of modernism in secular culture.
cirdt
Edmonton, AB
February 2004
MAR 11, 2004 02:06 PM
and this is why i love this site.
where else can you get beatiful naked girls AND a more comprehensible introduction to western christian fundamentalism than my Relig101 prof ever managed to pull off.
sorry, just trying to inject some levity here and prevent the forthcoming angry debate.
MAR 11, 2004 02:11 PM
I didn't really see any forthcoming angry debate...???
Maybe I'm short-sighted. 
mediapuzzle
Australia
February 2004
MAR 11, 2004 02:47 AM