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And all God's People Said?Read this recent statement offered by Jimmy Carter to the Baptist World Alliance meeting last week. Carter's views resonate deeply with my reasons for being a moderate Baptist. I hope you'll all say "Amen"...but I'm not that naive. Feel free to offer your dissent.posted by Jake at 8/07/2005 11:41:00 AM  
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I do not find much to find fault with there. My only concern would be to go too far the other way and become light on the things which need the rod (when it is necessary only).
Why does it seem that faith has gotten to be soooo convoluted and hard!!!
"Rigidity, domination and exclusion" are key words to describe fundamentalist movements, he said.
Carter's definition of fundamentalism is an extremely helpful one. It reminds me of either Noll's or Marsden's definition, that fundamentalists are "angry evangelicals." Defining the movement by attitude instead of belief can help all of us inhabit that radical middle of generous orthodoxy.
It's also helpful to remember that these attitudes did not spring full formed from the head of a fundamentalist Apollo. We can empathize with them when we understand the historical and sociological factors that influenced their development.
Of course, empathy is not acceptance, but I think that Carter's remarks can help the moderates be more fair in their representations of their "fundie" brothers and sisters.