Use self-deprecatingly by those who consider themselves poles apart from Fundies. Also used colloquially by those who attended the Heresy groups.
Things heretics are known for:
Circular logic. “It is wrong to be a fundamentalist- therefore whatever {Fundy X} says must be wrong. Whatever {Fundy X} says is wrong, so it must be wrong to be a fundamentalist like {Fundy X}.”
Claiming the Bible is riddled with errors- “People wrote it, so it must be”
Refusal to accept any viewpoint less accepting than their own. Words like “literalist” and “fundy” tend to get bandied about.
Sticking to the viewpoint that goes against popular Christian thought, however unreasonable.
Belief that Jesus is not coming at all because he’s a 2000 year old dead guy.
In the US, believing George Dubya is, in fact, The Devil (figuratively of course, since The Devil doesn’t actually exist.)
Blindly berating Israel for their treatment of Palestine, while completely ignoring Palestine’s (along with half the Arab world’s) sworn ambition to wipe Israel off the map.
The Heretic Test
Ask the potential Heretic a theoretical question beginning with âIf Ray Comfort was right, and you do end up in hell…â. Evaluate their response:
- Spluttering, twitching, shouting, head exploding, 5 minute tirade on why there is no heaven and/or hell: Extreme (fundamentalist?) heretic.
- Acknowledgement of respect for Ray Comfort, but reasoned argument as to why he’s mistaken: Moderate heretic/ possibly normal.
- Confusion stemming from the idea that the candidate may not actually go to heaven: Probably normal.
- Confusion stemming from the idea that Ray Comfort could be wrong: Fundy.
Comments
B- BU- BUT *5 minute tirade* *head explodes* â mattw {although, to be honest, I don’t actually know much specifically of what he’s about.}
Pretty much your standard penal-substitutionist, I think. — Greg
hur hur you said “penal” â mattw
Also invasive spam evangelism â brehaut
Spamgelism? â Greg
