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Extracting Meaning from Scripture
Part One of “How Does a Fundie Know He’s Right?”

March 18th, 2009 · 3 Comments

How does a fundie know he’s right? This question was recently touched on in a long discussion with a “proud fundamentalist”. The question then was about how one knows whose interpretation or emphasis is correct, given we had four people present with interpretations that differ to varying degrees. I now believe the tradition to be [...]

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On Afterlife Obsession

February 10th, 2008 · 80 Comments

South Africa is a very Christian country. You see it everywhere. Like every “good South African”, I also grew up Christian. Whatever that means. The typical impression of Christianity that most outsiders seem to have, is that Christianity is obsessed with the afterlife and the supernatural, and rejects science. I suspect this is especially the [...]

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