tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18762198.post115584792426223600..comments2023-12-02T06:33:50.847-08:00Comments on Notes from a Common-place Book: All or NothingTerry (John)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07523479530843509695noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18762198.post-1156771441846010722006-08-28T06:24:00.000-07:002006-08-28T06:24:00.000-07:00Good point. I generally shy away from comparing I...Good point. I generally shy away from comparing Islamic fundamentalism with American evangelical fundamentalism as well. They are 2 different animals. But, I do see parallels between the Shiite apocalyptical thought coming out of Iran these days and our own homegrown, red heifer-breeding Christian Zionistas.Terry (John)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07523479530843509695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18762198.post-1156655839181797522006-08-26T22:17:00.000-07:002006-08-26T22:17:00.000-07:00I am normally one who loathes comparisons between ...I am normally one who loathes comparisons between Islam, or Islamic fundamentalism and that of Protestant fundamentalism. But when I read the passage you qoute, I thought that it might also apply to Protestant fundamentalists. <BR/>"God’s will is knowable independently of human interpretation" = the bible is its own interpreter, along with the notion of the absence of compromise. But of course Protestant fundamentalists are very keen on human interest and desire, hence altar calls.Ochlophobist https://www.blogger.com/profile/13751003558600087713noreply@blogger.com