Comments on: should early Fundamentalism have embraced the flappers? http://oxgoad.ca/2009/10/19/should-early-fundamentalism-have-embraced-the-flappers/ fundamentalism by blunt instrument Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:45:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ox http://oxgoad.ca/2009/10/19/should-early-fundamentalism-have-embraced-the-flappers/comment-page-1/#comment-4314 ox Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:25:27 +0000 http://oxgoad.ca/2009/10/19/should-early-fundamentalism-have-embraced-the-flappers/#comment-4314 Keith, I think Fundamentalism has always talked about separation in at least two ways: separation from apostasy and separation from the world. There may be some trappings of culture that are not worldly in any era - but most cultural trappings are worldly and generally Fundamentalism has tried to maintain a distinction or control of those cultural trappings to some extent. So today we will preach against music, movies, TV as such in general, while allowing for some disciplined use of the same. In this essay, Kevin seems to be arguing that Fundamentalists are in some kind of time warp, not fighting the world but fighting change. I don't think that is correct. I don't think we are arguing for Victorianism. I think Victorianism is fraud, a very worldly system that pretended to be moral. I don't see Fundamentalists arguing for that. If Kevin is arguing for something different, I'd be glad for him or someone else to show exactly what it is he is arguing for. Maranatha! Don Johnson Jer 33.3 Keith,

I think Fundamentalism has always talked about separation in at least two ways: separation from apostasy and separation from the world. There may be some trappings of culture that are not worldly in any era – but most cultural trappings are worldly and generally Fundamentalism has tried to maintain a distinction or control of those cultural trappings to some extent. So today we will preach against music, movies, TV as such in general, while allowing for some disciplined use of the same.

In this essay, Kevin seems to be arguing that Fundamentalists are in some kind of time warp, not fighting the world but fighting change. I don’t think that is correct. I don’t think we are arguing for Victorianism. I think Victorianism is fraud, a very worldly system that pretended to be moral. I don’t see Fundamentalists arguing for that.

If Kevin is arguing for something different, I’d be glad for him or someone else to show exactly what it is he is arguing for.

Maranatha!
Don Johnson
Jer 33.3

]]> By: Keith http://oxgoad.ca/2009/10/19/should-early-fundamentalism-have-embraced-the-flappers/comment-page-1/#comment-4313 Keith Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:03:40 +0000 http://oxgoad.ca/2009/10/19/should-early-fundamentalism-have-embraced-the-flappers/#comment-4313 Regardless of whether or not one agrees with him, it seems like you are determined to NOT see his point. Are you really prepared to argue that fundamentalists did not latch on to certain cultural trappings of previous eras while simultaneously and often without explanation rejecting others? Regardless of whether or not one agrees with him, it seems like you are determined to NOT see his point. Are you really prepared to argue that fundamentalists did not latch on to certain cultural trappings of previous eras while simultaneously and often without explanation rejecting others?

]]> By: ox http://oxgoad.ca/2009/10/19/should-early-fundamentalism-have-embraced-the-flappers/comment-page-1/#comment-4311 ox Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:45:05 +0000 http://oxgoad.ca/2009/10/19/should-early-fundamentalism-have-embraced-the-flappers/#comment-4311 Perhaps that is true, Dave. Or perhaps he hasn't made his point clear, or perhaps his point is wrong. There are quite a number of possibilities besides "not interested in understanding his point." Maranatha! Don Johnson Jer 33.3 Perhaps that is true, Dave. Or perhaps he hasn’t made his point clear, or perhaps his point is wrong. There are quite a number of possibilities besides “not interested in understanding his point.”

Maranatha!
Don Johnson
Jer 33.3

]]> By: Dave http://oxgoad.ca/2009/10/19/should-early-fundamentalism-have-embraced-the-flappers/comment-page-1/#comment-4309 Dave Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:41:29 +0000 http://oxgoad.ca/2009/10/19/should-early-fundamentalism-have-embraced-the-flappers/#comment-4309 "One could come to that conclusion by reading Kevin Bauder’s latest." Only if one were not interested in understanding his point. “One could come to that conclusion by reading Kevin Bauder’s latest.” Only if one were not interested in understanding his point.

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