Friday, October 26, 2007

Scripture Twisters in the Land of the Self-Righteous

The (mostly) Fundamentalist Christian blog ChristiaNet is one of the BEST places to find pure, undiluted (but sometimes deluded) self-righteousness. Take a look at one person’s response to another about glossolalia (speaking in tongues):

"I have shown you time and time again where the spiritual gifts (or gifts of the spirit) HAVE NOT CEASED and yet you continue to call them new revelations.

I too will not apologize for what the Bible says. I will stand against anyone who continues to twist scripture and interpret them to what THEY want them to say to fit their desires, false teachings, and ideas. Some people lead others astray who dont know better and they will pay for their transgressions."

I didn’t know Ann Coulter knew so much about the Bible. How far up in the air does this person’s nose go? Can we use it as a satellite? Does the Bible say “Blessed are the know-it-alls?” When does interpretation of scriptures become twisting of scriptures? Twisting scripture is a time-honored tradition and should not be castigated in such a manner! The Bible has been used as a weapon against lepers, pagans, Native Americans, gays and feminists – all through twisting or, ahem, “interpretation.”

Which twists do Fundamentalists subscribe to?

The ones that denigrate the most people, I guess.

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