Protestantism

» pink101 - 7:42 E.D.L.S.T.

In response to 7:42 E.D.L.S.T. posted by BrianTubbs:
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Making my point about prejudice and perspective, Brian responds--to my post where I intended to show I was still here; but, that I was NOT commenting further--with:
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I have no idea what EDLST stands for, and I probably don't want to know.
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Eastern Day Light Savings Time
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-- posted by pink101

» pink101 - Misrepresentation

In response to Misrepresentation posted by BrianTubbs:

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It is despicable and threatens to destroy the 'Net as a place of Free Speech.
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I don't give a hoot how common it is. And, commonality is no excuse for the mistreatment of others.
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It is one of the outstanding characteristic of such gorps as Bill O'Reilly and it is destroying unity in America.
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I cannot berate it enough in my mind. A total denigration of anything Christian.
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Now you have a small Idea of how I feel about it.
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-- posted by pink101

» Brian Tubbs - BC

In response to 7:42 E.D.L.S.T. posted by pink101:

That stands for 'brain cramp.' Sorry, Pink.

» Migisi - 7:42 E.D.L.S.T.

In response to 7:42 E.D.L.S.T. posted by pink101:

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Eastern Day Light Savings Time

Hee hee.

-- posted by Migisi

» redback - Banging head against brick wall

In response to Banging my head against the desk posted by redback:

I agree, Redback. So, I won't transfer the Billy Graham link here.

-- posted by redback

» _Boanerges_ - Banging my head against the desk

In response to Banging my head against the desk posted by redback:

an objective examination of the "list", Redback....... So then, now what?...

-- posted by _Boanerges_

» pink101 - The Christian Right

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I've been giving some thought to some of the statements made by Brian and Brother Jones regarding how Christianity isn't what it used to be when I was so deeply involved in it.
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Maybe they're correct--I don't know.
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But, I have heard it from so others and day before yesterday I heard some person of note say that there--definitely--is a difference between Evangelicalism and Fundamentalism.
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I think what happened back in the 1950s when the Presbyterian Preacher Carl McIntyre went on his rampage on behalf of Christian Fundamentalism caused most Fundamentalists to want to get out from under the Fundamentalist umbrella. And, you couldn't blame them. McIntyre made a veritable fool of Fundamentalists by being such a Fundamentalist himself.
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So, Fundamentalists began calling themselves Evangelicals--Christians dedicated to spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the whole world.
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Since then and until now, many people have converted to Christian Evangelicalism without accepting the Fundamentals of Fundamentalism--in fact, they were never told about the Fundamentals. So, Evangelicalism has two groups of people that claim to be Christians--Fundamentalists and the new breed of Evangelicalism.
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It is the Fundamentalist branch of Christianity that includes the group of people who make it their business to actually read and study the Bible from a doctrinal point of view. The other branch (New Christianity) includes people who only want to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ without any bondage to doctrine. These people might be seen as Sunshine Christians (Son Shine?) who only go along with the stricter group.
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GIVE THIS SOME SERIOUS THOUGHT. We could call them the conservatives and the liberals of Christian thought--the Pharisees and the Saducees.
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Think about it. When you consider men like John Hagee and Charles Stanley, you are talking about Fundamentalists.
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Who are the major New Christians in the American media that Brian and Brother Jones seem to claim they represent?
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IS there such a thing as the Christian Left?
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-- posted by pink101

» Brian Tubbs - The Christian Left

In response to The Christian Right posted by pink101:

IS there such a thing as the Christian Left?

Definitely.

You don't hear that term very often, but if you define it as professing Christians who come down on the liberal or "progressive" side of political issues due to their Christian or religious convictions....then, yes, there DEFINITELY is a Christian Left.

Some figures on the "Christian Left" would include Jimmy Carter, Jim Wallis, Jesse Jackson, Barack Obama, Coretta Scott King, etc., etc.

» Brian Tubbs - Doctrine and Fundamentalists

In response to The Christian Right posted by pink101:

It is the Fundamentalist branch of Christianity that includes the group of people who make it their business to actually read and study the Bible from a doctrinal point of view.

What's wrong with this?

Now, I'm not talking PUBLIC POLICY when I ask you that question. I understand I shouldn't do extensive biblical exegesis and then seek to impose by law my biblical interpretation on public policy. (Although, as a voting citizen, I can bring my moral convictions and biblical convictions to bear in the voting booth).

My question is more along the lines of CHURCH LIFE, COUNSELING, DAILY LIVING, etc.....

What's wrong with studying the Bible "from a doctrinal point of view"?

» pink101 - Doctrine and Fundamentalists

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"What's wrong with [to actually read and study the Bible from a doctrinal point of view]?
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Not a thing and I hope my statement didn't come across as being accusatory. My intention was to point out a difference between Fundamentalism and Evangelicalism as being poles in the greater group of what I see as the "New Christianity". I meant to show that the Fundamentalist was more inclined to be doctrinaire and the Evangelical was more inclined to be openly inclusive of all who profess almost any faith in Jesus whatsoever
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-- posted by pink101