fundamentalism vs change, growth and renewal...

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Posted: 15 years ago
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it really makes me squirm when various posts clearly indicate a tendency to fundamentalism
and I have weighted my words, but in view of the recent activities on the forum I needed to precise this....
may I remind what it is : a narrowly defined set of beliefs that developed into a movement. The term has since been generalized to mean strong adherence to any set of beliefs in the face of criticism or unpopularity
and may I add : fear of change, renewal, growth

Fundamentalists believe their cause to have grave and even cosmic importance. They see themselves as protecting not only a distinctive doctrine, but also a vital principle, and a way of life and of salvation. Community, comprehensively centered upon a clearly defined ... way of life in all of its aspects, is the promise of fundamentalist movements, and it therefore appeals to those adherents ... who find little that is distinctive, or authentically vital in their previous views identity.

The fundamentalist "wall of virtue", which protects their identity, is erected against not only other(s) ... but also against the modernized, nominal version of their own (view).This group insist on a sharp boundary between themselves and the faithful adherents of other (views), and finally between a "sacred" view ... and the "secular" world . Fundamentalists direct their critiques toward and draw most of their converts from the larger community of their (view), by attempting to convince them that they are not experiencing the authentic version of their professed (view).

Some refer to any literal-minded philosophy with pretense of being the sole source of objective truth as fundamentalist, regardless of whether it is usually called a religion. I hereby prefer the word ''view''....

just my thoughts... so let's all pitch in to stop this nonsense ...
PS : please do not reply if you don't have anything positive or at least constructive to share with others, and especially if you don't have in mind that all are equal and have their place in the sun. This should be clear enough.... so shush away demons and hatred lovers
love and peace to all, love this phrase ;-)
Edited by johanne - 15 years ago

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