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Rod, thanks for taking the time to read my articles on Christian Fundamentalism and to comment on them (see Rod Heggy’s comments, “Fundamentalism: Is It a Name or a Slur?”). Christian Fundamentalism in America history is a rich field of study, rooted in events which took place a century ago and which continue to reverberate [...]

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Terry has been explaining why he is “no longer” a fundamentalist. Those articles are carefully thought out and should be as carefully reviewed by anyone interested in church trends. Those articles have been founded on the premise that “fundamentalism” existed, has an organized system of beliefs, and has an identifiable membership. I’m not so sure [...]

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See: “Why I Am No Longer a Christian Fundamentalist: Part 1″ See: Part 2: “Non-Fundamental Fundamentalism and Premillennial Dispensationalism” * * * * * * Abstinence from alcohol is a peculiar characteristic of Christian fundamentalism, but it is hardly a fundamental doctrine of the Christian faith. Nowhere does the Bible mandate or ever even suggest [...]

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See: “Why I Am No Longer a Christian Fundamentalist: Part 1″ * * * * * * It would be hard to overstate the influence of premillennial dispensationalism in modern America — not only in our churches, but in our nation’s politics and culture. More than 42 million copies of the Left Behind Christian fiction [...]

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Do you like Welch’s grape juice? Did you know grape juice was “invented” by a devout Christian so church-goers could take the Lord’s Supper without touching a drop of alcohol? A New York doctor named Thomas Welch (that’s right, the founder of Welch’s Grape Juice) was a devoted Methodist and prohibitionist. Welch was the first [...]

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When I was a teenage believer in the late 1960s, I knew I was a fundamentalist Christian. I don’t recall ever hearing any elaborate explanations of that term. Maybe I had heard the word explained, or maybe I just deduced its meaning for myself. But I knew that I believed the fundamental doctrines of historic [...]

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