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Thread #67969   Message #1141957
Posted By: Strick
20-Mar-04 - 06:22 PM
Thread Name: BS: GB and the Rise of Christian Fascism..
Subject: RE: BS: GB and the Rise of Christian Fascism..
"I don't make that mistake, and I know Bush is not directly affiliated with a fundimentalist church....what I DO know is that those whose business/hobby is following these things have done a lot of digging and extracting of remarks and quotes that show him in various degrees of sympathizing, supporting and comfort with the ideology of various fundamentalists."

I'll listen if you come back with something I can follow, that's all I can promise.

I'm sure you understand part of the problem is that mainline Christians and fundamentalists often use the same jargon, the same figures of speech, even the same doctrine while not sharing each other's nuances of belief or social goals. The differences might be too subtle for some outsiders to see. For example, the site I linked to above with the bio of Rev. Kirbyjon (as he's affectionaly known) reads exactly like any number of the sites of fundamentalist churchs. I had to look hard to make sure I was in the right even though Windsor Village is one of the most liberal churchs in the South, both theologically and politically speaking. Kirbyjon's also a devout Democrat, after all.