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To: tacticalogic

What exactly does your beloved “fundamentalist dogma” pejorative mean?
(I’m making a side bet with GodGunsetc that you won’t be able to define it.)

And you’re right, even among evangelicals, a survey was taken about core beliefs, and around 50% did not have a Christian/Biblical worldview.

Now, if you want the definition of this worldview, here it is:
“The definition requires someone to believe that absolute moral truth exists;
that the source of moral truth is the Bible;
that the Bible is accurate in all of the principles it teaches;
that eternal spiritual salvation cannot be earned;
that Jesus lived a sinless life on earth;
that every person has a responsibility to share their religious beliefs with others;
that Satan is a living force, not just a symbol of evil; and that God is the all-knowing, all-powerful maker of the universe who still rules that creation today. “

Now, if that’s “religious dogma” to you, so be it. I really don’t see any belief in this explanation that is so abhorrent as to deserve scorn and denigration.


661 posted on 08/21/2008 12:19:40 PM PDT by MrB (You can't reason people out of a position that they didn't use reason to get into in the first place)
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To: MrB
"Fundamentalist dogma" in this context means belief in the literal account of Creation according to the Book of Genesis, and the historical record contained in the Blble being complete from the time of Creation.

Unless you're counting that among the "prinples" that the Bible teaches, there's a substantial disconnect between that and finding ToE or Old Earth theories blasphemy.

664 posted on 08/21/2008 12:27:20 PM PDT by tacticalogic ("Oh bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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