I guess my response would be no less of a hodge podge: I also really enjoy Elizabeth Peters (altho I lean toward her Amelia Peabody mysteries, but Vicky Bliss is always a hoot).
I have to say that like your friend, when I hear 'Fundimentalist Christian', I think: anti-abortion, homophobic, holier than thou type who wants to teach 'intelligent design' (which I find usually means throwing out science in favor of making one extreme view of religion the only thing taught in schools...). So yeah, I guess I'm kinda prejudging.... of course if they don't use the term 'fundimentalist' then I'm very willing to believe that a 'Christian' might possibly reflect some of the teachings of Christ.... It is hard to over-come the bias when you see people every day who reinforce it.
I really agree about the 'power' issue, it is a constant problem in marriage (the person who makes the most money having more 'power' in the marriage) it is a problem because so often one person wants to control, alter, or even just influence another (all of which is just another way of saying to exert power over them).
And mostly I agree that I'm too tired to think clearly...but I wanted to comment. Oh yes, and I do believe that there is such thing as 'truth' in Plato's sense of it.
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Date: 2005-11-13 07:28 am (UTC)I also really enjoy Elizabeth Peters (altho I lean toward her Amelia Peabody mysteries, but Vicky Bliss is always a hoot).
I have to say that like your friend, when I hear 'Fundimentalist Christian', I think: anti-abortion, homophobic, holier than thou type who wants to teach 'intelligent design' (which I find usually means throwing out science in favor of making one extreme view of religion the only thing taught in schools...). So yeah, I guess I'm kinda prejudging....
of course if they don't use the term 'fundimentalist' then I'm very willing to believe that a 'Christian' might possibly reflect some of the teachings of Christ....
It is hard to over-come the bias when you see people every day who reinforce it.
I really agree about the 'power' issue, it is a constant problem in marriage (the person who makes the most money having more 'power' in the marriage)
it is a problem because so often one person wants to control, alter, or even just influence another (all of which is just another way of saying to exert power over them).
And mostly I agree that I'm too tired to think clearly...but I wanted to comment. Oh yes, and I do believe that there is such thing as 'truth' in Plato's sense of it.