Monday, January 2, 2012

Moderate Christians, how do you feel about Evangelicals and Fundamentalist Christians?

Taking the Bible literally is, of course, not a good idea. I have spoken out many times against the excesses of Fundamentalism, and frequently point out that not all Christians are Fundamentalists. However, if someone holds a certain set of beliefs and isn't trying to get those beliefs drafted into law, I support their right to believe as they wish. I am against aggressive proselytizing, attempts at blurring the separation of church and state, and bigotry in the name of religion. But as far as people just holding some private beliefs that could be categorized as Evangelical in nature, that's their own business. I don't want to live in a theocracy, and will fight against it at every turn. But I also support freedom of religion, and don't want to interfere with other people's beliefs, unless they're actually harming someone. As for "Satan's army", I feel that Satan is more of a psychological archetype than an actual personage.

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