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  • @[email protected]
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    18 months ago

    Nope, there are Christians that don’t take the Bible literally. And no you are not the judge of who can call themselves Christian.

    • Flax
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      18 months ago

      Then I’m a pro-choice who believes Abortion is wrong and shouldn’t be legal. Because I believe contraception should be legal

      • @[email protected]
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        18 months ago

        You can call you what ever you want, I’m not to stuck on definitions. Does not change that I think your stance on abortion does not make to much sense.

        • Flax
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          08 months ago

          So then why do you keep trying to define me as a “Christian fundamentalist” when your definition of that is basically someone who’s just a normal Nicene Christian, and not a heretical offshoot?

          • @[email protected]
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            18 months ago

            Because that’s how that word is used? People who take Bible/teachings literally. Maybe you are not aware but at least in Europe a lot of Christians don’t take the whole thing literal. I have good friend who is Catholic but she does not take the Bible and the teachings literal.

            • Flax
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              18 months ago

              I literally live in Europe. And what do you mean by the “whole thing literal”, would that include taking the creation story as literal 6 24 hour long days and the patriarch ages literally? Because if so, then I don’t take the whole Bible literally and I am not a fundamentalist.

              Does your good friend believe that Jesus physically and literally resurrected?

              • @[email protected]
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                18 months ago

                No, she also does not believe in a bearded guy who created everything, which makes sense since she is a biologist.

                In general fundamentalism refers to people taking religious texts and teaching as literal. You take the story of Jesuses resurrection and wonders literal ( at least that is my impression) - so to me you are a Christian fundamentalist. Which is just a fancy way to say that you take the story of Jesus literal.

                Also our dialogue might get world record for the use of the word literal.

                • Flax
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                  18 months ago

                  So in what way is she “Catholic” if she doesn’t believe in God 👁️👄👁️

                  • @[email protected]
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                    18 months ago

                    People believe in god in quite different ways. Your literal interpretation of Jesuses life is not the only possibility.