Not in most circles, unfortunately.
Definition and Meaning of "Fundamentalism"
Discussion in 'Fundamental Baptist Forum' started by Rhetorician, Sep 16, 2009.
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I believe one really should read THE FUNDAMENTALS: A Testimony to the Truth before jumping too far, too quickly, here.
One can find this at this site.
http://www.xmission.com/~fidelis/index.php
There were initially more than 100 essays defending orthodoxy which were contributed to "The King's Business" and from which these 90 were chosen.
Much of what is espoused as "Fundamentalism: today would be foreign to these, the initial "fundamentalists."
Likewise, some of what they would agree to would not be accepted by some of today's 'fundamentalists.'
I'll just say that a strong stand for the truth does not necessarily equate with some of the extremism that has, these days, seemingly come to mark the "Fundamentalist movement" one may see, today.
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John of Japan Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
Secondly, fundamentalism as a movement has never had a stand of any kind in favor of government education. No fundamentalist leader has ever explicitly supported government education to my knowledge. In fact, beginning in the 1970's, there was a strong Christian school movement in fundamentalism. Then in the 1990's a strong home-schooling movement developed in fundamentalism.
I'd like to suggest that you study the history and beliefs of fundamentalism before making such unfounded claims. There have been a number of threads in this forum on the subject over the years with comments from some of us who know the movement intimately. That should help you get started.
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Squire Robertsson AdministratorAdministrator
I'll deal with the "wine" in another post. Suffice to say our spiritual great-great grands had good reason to go the prohibition rout. Though personally, I favor the abstention position. -
Revmitchell Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
It seems nothing has changed. -
John of Japan Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
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