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Stuff Fundies Like shared<\/a> this questionnaire that would-be guest speakers at a fundamentalist church have to complete:<\/p>\n

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I suppose the main point to make in response is that rejecting lots of things does not mean that your standard is\u00a0high<\/em>, only that it is\u00a0narrow<\/em>. And unless one figures out the difference early enough, the narrow approach will inevitably end up excluding things that are true<\/em>, rather than holding oneself and others to the high standard of truthfulness.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"