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Most of the Christians I've known weren't fundamentalists. One was even a pastor. None of them ever told me that I should get used to the feeling and smell of fire and brimstone.
Fundamentalists of any religion are generally those who take most if not all teachings at their word. They believe there is no other way...whether it be to God or simply to live. Their reality is mapped out on the pages of their respective holy book.
So, a fundamental Christian is one who sees those who don't live like they do as participating in aberrant behaviour. This means that fundamentalist Christians think that Muslims and Jews are "wrong." They probably think they should convert to Christianity. That sort of thing. I can't imagine what they think of atheists and those of the Eastern religions.
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
Last edited by Baraka_Guru; 09-10-2010 at 03:19 PM..
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