Comments on: What about fundamentalism… https://brianharrisauthor.com/what-about-fundamentalism/ Fri, 02 Sep 2016 05:48:02 +0000 hourly 1 By: Bronwen https://brianharrisauthor.com/what-about-fundamentalism/#comment-5000 Fri, 02 Sep 2016 05:48:02 +0000 http://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=2141#comment-5000 I would add…Rigid views on gender “roles” and the idolising of the modern nuclear family to a point where harmful effects of these beliefs are dismissed as irrelevant. For example, when a woman in an abusive relationship is told to return to her husband (with no expectation of genuine repentance or change on his part), and in some cases, women who fear for their lives or those of their children have been told by pastors, “if, in submitting to your husband as unto the Lord, you die, it will be to the glory of God.” On a less extreme scale, there are many instances in church life when churches will gladly endure the leadership in various areas of men who are not gifted or qualified and who might even be quite damaging, while extremely gifted and qualified women are pushed to only serve in lesser roles.

]]> By: Justin https://brianharrisauthor.com/what-about-fundamentalism/#comment-4999 Fri, 02 Sep 2016 03:02:36 +0000 http://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=2141#comment-4999 Thanks for the article.

I find it interesting that humanity appear’s to have this universal tendency to drift towards fundamentalism. If you stop treading water, down into the murky depths you go. Articles, such as this, are helpful in creating an awareness as to what stage you find your self at. Thanks. BTW I’m not sure I can go with you on your counterintuitive faith train. Certain of uncertainty?

]]> By: Steve Wickham https://brianharrisauthor.com/what-about-fundamentalism/#comment-4997 Thu, 01 Sep 2016 23:00:45 +0000 http://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=2141#comment-4997 I found Stott’s 10 points a useful checklist, Brian – thanks. I like what you’ve written about faith and creativity and the ability of faith to venture into ambiguity curiously.

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