Christian Fundamentalism

WHAT IS FUNDAMENTALISM

• "stressing strict and literal adherence to a set of basic principles" ("Fundamentalism”).
• To act on these beliefs
• Morally right or wrong

WHY IS MISUNDERSTANDING FUNDAMENTALISM BAD?

WHY IS THIS A PROBLEM?

• It causes Christian fundamentalists to be treated unfairly.
• They lack respect.
• They Are despised by people.

BACKGROUND ON WHY DO PEOPLE THINK FUNDAMENTALISM IS BAD?

PEOPLE VEIW THIS AS A BAD THING BECAUSE;

• Are believed to be intolerant
• "Set in their ways"
• people who are looking for a fight in order to gain more publicity (Lodge).
• Considering other ideas causes them to question their faith.

"Are in a constant battle with temptation and these temptations lead to questioning what they say they believe" (shaffer).GRETCHEN ERTL/THE NEW YORK TIMES VIA REDUX

THE FIRST POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO FIX THIS.

POSTMODERISM

• To be neutral minded
• Accepting all ideas as equally true and valuable
• skepticism, subjectivism, or relativism

WHY POSTMODERNISM WOULDN'T WORK

• We cannot except all ideas as equally true and valuable
• Winds up reverting back to fundamentalism
• Is subjective but believes in objective truth
• Not all ideas agree with each other.

PROPOSED SOLUTION

WE ALL ARE FUNDAMENTALIST

• "We are the fundamentalism". (Turner)
• We all have beliefs that we live by
• "Our lives are a fundamental good"(Gorshuch)

CONCLUSSION

SUMMARY

• Under stand the meaning of fundamentalis.
• Everyone has fundamental beliefs.
• We cannot accept all ideas to be true.
• "We are the fundamentalism"(Turner)

THANK YOU

CITATIONS

• "Fundamentalism." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, n.d. Web. 2 Feb. 2017.
• Schaeffer, Frank. “Understanding the “Reason” Why Fundamentalists Must Exclude Gays (and Other “Sinners”). The Huffington Post. 2010. 31 Jan. 2017. .
• Duignan, Brian. “Postmodernism”. Encyclopædia Britannica. 31 Oct. 2014. Web. 9 Mar. 2017.

CITATIONS

• Tay, Joel. “Cultural Relativism and Morality.” Creation ministries international. 11 Feb. 2017. Web. 15 Feb. 2017. .
• Turner, Paul Matthew. “5 Lingering Effect of Fundamentalism.” Matthew Paul Turner. 28 Aug. 2014. Web. 14 Feb. 2017. .

CITATIONS

• Gorsuch, N. M..The Future of Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2009. Project MUSE.