The Fundies are the Anti-Christ

[stepnw1f]

They are the demons doing the devils deeds.

:grr:

[donco6]

1. It wouldn't be the first time that the ultra-religious . . .

. . . were actually doing the devil's bidding.

Think Pharisees.

[Geoff R. Casavant]

6. Careful now . . .

. . . the Pharisees are the forerunners of today's Jews. Both have a healthy appreciation for Torah and Talmud and study of the law. The Pharisees get a bad rap in the gospels.

[donco6]

7. I meant that to be more metaphorical than it came out.

Didn't mean to offend.

[Geoff R. Casavant]

10. Cool. Peace.

I personally was not offended, but I think we owe a duty to one another to make these minor corrections where necessary.

For the record, I agree with your original point that the Pharisees as depicted in the gospels were certainly doing the devil's work.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

2. i fear you may be correct

[iconoclastic cat]

3. All hail our half-inflated Dark Lord!

[DanCa]

4. No one has made me doubt my god more than a fundie

I can respect an aethiest and even admire aethiest. They just want to be left alone and I agree with them. But I just dont understand Fundies. They just want to tear everyone done, invent new commandments and pick and choose scripture. All's I know is that my god loves everyone regardless of orientation and stance on reproductive issues. Too anyone whose been hurt by a fundamentalist who has distorted my god's name and teachings for thier own twisted political purposes I am truly, humbly, and sincerly sorry. I know how you feel.

[Sugarcoated]

8. Exactly what I think.

Many false prophets people are following and believing right now. It's so clear to me, don't know why people fall for them.

DanCa - my feelings, too. These people give God a bad name. I'm not a supporter of religion, don't need a go between.

[Gemini Cat]

9. That's good!

Sometimes I have a very hard time seperating the fundy from the honest religious person. The people who try to live by what they say they are. I'm trying not to have bad opinions of people who tell me they are Christian, in other words.
Most Christians are decent people. It's the asshole fundies that cast the bad light onto them. I have to keep reminding myself of that fact. I also have to keep reminding myself that I have been helped on occasion by people who said they were Christians. People who didn't hate me or judge me, just helped me or others in some way.

[stepnw1f]

12. Don't Be Sorry... We Are In The Same Boat

regardless of faith or political pursuasion. We can defeat this ideology together with honesty.

[EVDebs]

5. End Time Delusions by Steven Wohlberg shows their beliefs

are based upon an eschatology called 'futurism' in his book. The other views are 'historicism' and 'preterism'.

[deutsey]

11. Jesus himself spoke of these kinds of followers

See Matthew 25:41-46

41"Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.

42For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink,

43I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.'

44"They also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?'

45"He will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.'

46"Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life."