I see the word tossed around a lot, and it seems to be synonymous with "orthodoxy," "close-minded," or "evangelical Christianity," none of which are actually true.
Do you know what the word means in a religious context? I'm not talking just about Christian fundamentalism but, rather, what the concept implies. I await the answers both from (a) people who post their weird ideas; (b) people who copy/paste from wikipedia or some other sources; and (c) people who post something that's funny that may or may not have anything to do with the question.
Possum2011-10-18T13:22:54Z
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To me, it means people who take the Bible literally. It's ridiculous, because most translations are not very accurate, and even if they were, many of the stories in the Bible are just allegory and legends, which Fundamentalists do not seem to realize.
It comes from the word "fundamental", meaning basic.
A fundamental Christian is one who believes all of the basic doctrines that make a Christian a Christian.
It is the trunk to the tree. Things that branch off might also be seen as different parts of the same body. Thus, Christians believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, bore our sin on the Cross, died, was buried, rose from the dead, is alive forever more, and that He is the only way to be saved.
Strict adherance and obedience to the teachings and tennets of the respective belief
for a Fundamentalist Christian that means you believe the bible is the inherant word of God and all discussions begin and end with the Authority of the word
It's just another general purpose insult for somebody else's beliefs. Some people want to follow rules and some people want to break all rules. And then there are some people who act like both groups are criminals. They reject all standards of any kind. They debunk the nation's heroes and admire slobs instead. They poke fun at skilled dancers and admire "planking". Now it seems that even planking takes too much talent: "owling" is the new fad.
If you already know the answer, why did you ask the question?
Define 'both'. You seem to have used this word and subsequently listed 3 things.
In any case, I'd like to believe I slot nicely into Box C, just as people like to slot nicely into "theist", "atheist" and "agnostic". Although we all know it doesn't really work that way.