Over the years I have been fascinated by Christian Fundies' obsession with the Old Testament - although I believe that it is used primarily to justify the (once underlying, and now overt) bigotry and misogyny that is at the root of Christian fundamentalism. The New Testament, with its emphasis on loving one's neighbor and forgiveness (an…
Over the years I have been fascinated by Christian Fundies' obsession with the Old Testament - although I believe that it is used primarily to justify the (once underlying, and now overt) bigotry and misogyny that is at the root of Christian fundamentalism. The New Testament, with its emphasis on loving one's neighbor and forgiveness (and not on Old Testament-style punishment and retribution), is what Christianity is supposed to be all about.
Over the years I have been fascinated by Christian Fundies' obsession with the Old Testament - although I believe that it is used primarily to justify the (once underlying, and now overt) bigotry and misogyny that is at the root of Christian fundamentalism. The New Testament, with its emphasis on loving one's neighbor and forgiveness (and not on Old Testament-style punishment and retribution), is what Christianity is supposed to be all about.