Comments on: Ask a Fundamentalist Christian

By: Rodney

Rodney — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:44:08 +0000

These labels confuse me. I consider myself fundamental in that I try to order my life after the teachings of Jesus. I don’t consider the Bible to be a history book, especially the early chapter of the Old Testament. It is more like the preaching of the fable passed down for many generations. However, I believe that there was an creator who created the “big bang” or whatever started the universe, and that He eventually gave a light to a being we call “mankind”, which distinguishes them from all other beings. Gave them the ability to choose God, or not so choose.
The resurrection of Jesus is the fact that convinces me that He lives today, and we can be like Him.
I can understand why others can’t accept the idea that there is life beyond death. I am happy with believing.
“Lord I believe, help thou my unbelief”

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Friendly Atheist » Ask a Fundamentalist Christian (The Responses) — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 05:14:13 +0000

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By: Steven Carr

Steven Carr — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 12:57:33 +0000

What did Jesus mean when he said (Matthew 18)?

32″Then the master called the servant in. ‘You wicked servant,’ he said, ‘I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to. 33Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?’ 34In anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed.

35″This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart.”

Had God not just forgiven the people he handed over to be be tortured?

By: Tao Jones

Tao Jones — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 05:26:29 +0000

Gracias!

By: Hemant

Hemant — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 02:10:23 +0000

Tao– I despammed the comment. It’s up now!

– Hemant

By: Tao Jones

Tao Jones — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 01:11:36 +0000

My comment hasn’t posted. It didn’t appear when I posted it last night but when I tried to post it again it gave me an error message saying it was a duplicate comment.

I assumed it didn’t appear right away because there was a link in it which I assume had to be approved.

Is it still pending?

By: Hemant

Hemant — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:22:41 +0000

Answers are coming soon enough

By: PrimateIR

PrimateIR — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:05:48 +0000

So, what happened with this?

By: Tao Jones

Tao Jones — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 06:57:04 +0000

Hi Maria,

I’m glad you’re doing this too.

I’m finding it rather interesting to read what my fellow atheists have chosen to ask you. I bet it is quite fascinating for you too, to see what others consider important aspects of your faith (that they require clarification on.)

Here is my question…

What is your take on the Agricultural Revolution?

The relevance: The seeds of religion were sown in the Levant at about the same time as our cultural ancestors began a whole new way of life. Two massive revolutions going on at the same time and area, it would be a most extraordinary coincidence if they didn’t have anything to do with each other. It seems pretty clear to me that The Fall of Adam and Eve and the story of Cain and Abel (among others) were about the Agricultural Revolution and the events that followed. It seems far more likely to me that these biblical stories can tell us more about how we created God, rather than how God created us.

For more info, see this page on Yahoo! Answers.

By: Maria

Maria — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 05:35:37 +0000

How does an atheist define the term fundamentalist?

Hi Maria, from another Maria: as a non-theist, I define a fundamentalist as someone who takes literally all the fundamentals of their religion, and who tends to have a hard time questioning it and has a tendency to be more dogmatic. Someone who takes it all seriously and literally, whether it be the bible or the koran, etc.

I’m glad you are here

My question to you is this: do you honestly think, really honestly deep down truly feel, that anyone who isn’t a Christian is going to hell? What do you think of other Christians (liberal ones in particular who support political issues you don’t agree with?)? Are they in the same category as non-Christians for you? What about people who believe in a God/Gods and/or a higher power, but not the Abrahamic God? Are all of these people in the same category? Do you feel a tendency to think of them differently b/c of what they do or don’t believe, or do you try to focus on who they are and what they do? How do most people in your church feel about this type of stuff?

Sorry if that’s too many at once…..good luck