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2017-11-17T22:53:35-08:00

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Funda-gelicalism is Too Modern-Part Two

Last updated on: November 17, 2017 at 10:53 pm By Darrell Lackey

In a previous post (here), I asserted that FG people are more modern than they realize. One reader responded: “…As a Catholic working in an evangelical institution, I can see this very clearly, but I’d love to know more about what underpins it, aside from what looks like a need for certainty, being told what to do, and a real discomfort with complexity.” There is much that underpins it, much more than I could put in even several posts, but... Read more

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2017-11-10T16:52:12-08:00

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Christian: Is Your Bible an Idol?

Last updated on: November 10, 2017 at 4:52 pm By Darrell Lackey

Unfundamentalist has published a submitted essay. Please find it here. Read more

2017-11-08T20:18:29-08:00

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Guns and Double Standards

Last updated on: November 8, 2017 at 8:18 pm By Darrell Lackey

After Las Vegas, I certainly didn’t think it would be this soon we would see another event like it–like the one in Sutherland Springs Texas. Did I think we would see that type event again? Yes. I just didn’t think it would be this soon. And these will keep happening. Why? I’m sure for many reasons, but my own view is they will keep happening because we love our rights, our guns, more than we do people. But that isn’t... Read more

2017-11-03T22:58:12-07:00

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500 Years

Last updated on: November 3, 2017 at 10:58 pm By Darrell Lackey

I know we are a few days past the 500-year anniversary of the Reformation; I’ve been reading and processing the many things written noting the milestone. I find myself still at a loss. If you had asked me 10 or 15 years ago what I thought about the Reformation, I would have answered in the positive without hesitation. Of course it was a good thing. Of course it was necessary. Duh. Now, I’m not so sure. My background is completely... Read more

2017-11-01T21:31:22-07:00

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A Clarification

Last updated on: November 1, 2017 at 9:31 pm By Darrell Lackey

Just to clarify something. When I say I no longer inhabit the FG narrative, it is not to say I don’t still have friends and even family who still do. Since I came from that world, grew up in it, I of course still have many ties and links to those in that world. I didn’t turn my back on friends and family because I had found another path. However, some friendships and family relations have certainly grown cold because... Read more

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2017-10-25T18:37:16-07:00

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Radical Orthodoxy: The Last Gateway Out of Funda-gelicalism (For me)

Last updated on: October 25, 2017 at 6:37 pm By Darrell Lackey

In two prior posts I noted the two “gateway” influences that helped take me out of the Funda-gelical (FG) world, which were Reformed theology and postmodernism. As noted before, this is what they did for me. What they might do for someone else, I can’t say. I do believe however that anyone taking either seriously, and understanding them honestly, would have a very difficult time remaining in the FG world, if such is the current world they inhabit. There was... Read more

2017-10-15T23:49:25-07:00

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Thank You President Trump

Last updated on: October 15, 2017 at 11:49 pm By Darrell Lackey

Even a perfunctory perusal of most media (social or otherwise), and serious respected commentary (and now even some conservative commentary) reveals an almost total negative take on the current Presidency. And, I think an over-all negative view is justified and accurate. However, I think there is one very positive result of the current state of affairs relative to the current occupant of the White House: it has revealed the deep divide within Evangelical Christianity. Students of modern American religious history... Read more

2017-10-07T17:02:23-07:00

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Unfundamentalist Has Moved

Last updated on: October 7, 2017 at 5:02 pm By Darrell Lackey

Many of you learned of my writing from Patheos and the Unfundamentalist blog on their platform. I’ve just learned they’ve decided to move away from Patheos and operate their own, stand-alone, blog. You can find it here. I have to admire their reason for leaving too, which you can read about on the “welcome” part. I would encourage you to book-mark their page and peruse it often. These types of platforms and efforts are sorely needed in our time. Read more

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2017-10-06T16:48:20-07:00

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Las Vegas: Some Thoughts and Prayers

Last updated on: October 6, 2017 at 4:48 pm By Darrell Lackey

Here’s a thought: Since we don’t wait one second to condemn and move against foreign terrorists who act violently here or abroad, especially if we learn there were things we could have done to prevent the act or greater loss of life, let’s not wait now in light of what happened in Las Vegas. We should respond accordingly and immediately begin a discussion on future prevention. Here’s another: Since we don’t wait one second to condemn and move against corporations... Read more

2017-09-30T18:00:47-07:00

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Postmodernism: A Further Gateway Out of Funda-gelicalism

Last updated on: September 30, 2017 at 6:00 pm By Darrell Lackey

In a prior post, I wrote about Reformed theology and how it was an initial gateway for me out of funda-gelicalism (FG). However, I didn’t stay there for long. And I want to make clear that I am not suggesting anyone need go the same route I have to get out of FG. There are Christians from all faith traditions, Reformed, Catholic, and Orthodox who are either not in that world (FG), left that mentality/belief system, or were never there... Read more

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