Jason’s not exactly right when he says this – because frankly, I call both of them fundamentalists – but he is correct when he often writes that fundamentalism has gotten a bad wrap because of those who abuse the original intent. For example, YEC are called fundies, even though YEC was not a theological position of the original Fundamentalists (and no, I don’t mean Peter, Paul and Mary – those guys were Methodists). So, I propose a new word:
Neo-fundamentalists
Like the Neo-orthodox or neo-conservatives. It is used to denote that they say that they are the -X but in reality, they aren’t. Okay, discuss amongst yourselves.
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Thing is . . . it’s hardly a new term.
Maybe the term Novafundy? Why do we always have to stick with Greek?
I can find no link to reference.
To what are you pointing, and where are you pointing?
I cannot recall, and I’m not sure of which Jason is being referenced
http://pastoralmusings.com/2011/10/odd/
Neo-fundamentalists are called such by some of the more extreme fundies because they actually lean toward evangelicalism and embrace some of the practices that the extreme fundies reject. At least that’s somewhat of what happens in Baptist Fundamentalism.
There is no such thing as a left-wing fundamentalist. Fundamentalism’s roots are in conservatism.
Of course, as I’ve stated before, I’m leaning toward the fact that the term “fundamentalist” means “anyone who doesn’t agree with me, and is to the right of me.” A liberal is someone who doesn’t agree with me and is to the left of me.
It’s truly a sad thing, because we’re now left without descriptive terms and labels. They simply are meaningless to us now.
As much as I dislike name calling; at least descriptive terms help, if used correctly. That seldom happens anymore.
fundamentalism has taken on the connotation of someone not able to take on new facts or question new interpretations. Thus, there are now left-wing (f)undamentalists.
And thus the word becomes meaningless. There is now no anchor for it. It’s just pejorative.
Sad.
i’ve called mark driscoll a neo-fundy for years. i define it as a fundy in a screen print hoodie and designer jeans.
Funny…what wold you call Chuck Missler?
good ol’ fashioned fundy.
He talks about aliens and UFO’s..something run of the mills won’t talk about
Ken Ham talks about unicorns and dragons and he’s an old-style fundy.