frogprince,

You "can't really see why a 'young earth creationist' would attempt to distance himself from fundamentalism". Neither can I.

I agree with those aspects of fundamentalism which I mentioned, those which fundamentalism has in common with Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy, those which are found in the Nicene Creed and in the New Testament. I also agree that the Bible is inerrant. I used to be a fundamentalist. I am not trying to distance myself from Protestant fundamentalism. However, since I am no longer a Protestant, obviously I am no longer a Protestant fundamentalist. My disagreement with Protestant fundamentalism stems not from the fact that it is fundamentalist, but from the fact that it is Protestant.

I didn't bring this up thinking that I was going to convince you, or anyone, that the Bible is inerrant. I brought it up because, it appears to me, that some folks use the word "fundamentalist" without really understanding what it means. I hope I have shed a little light on that subject.

Kent