[Alex Murphy]

I once expressed reservations about Rapture theology to a pair of fundamentalist female co-workers over dinner. The one to my right was polite and directed me to a couple verses in scripture which she felt supported the Dispensationalist view. The one to my left simply stated that I was “so full of s@#$!”. Couldn’t argue with her on that point but still don’t believe in it.

Given that you referred to your co-workers as "fundamentalists", she just might be right.

Fundamentalist: A term created during the turn-of-the-20th-century Protestant church splits to define those who held to the “fundamentals” of Christianity—the inerrancy of the Bible, the virgin birth of Jesus and his literal resurrection from the dead. The term is now considered pejorative. (Wheaton College philosophy professor Alvin Plantinga famously observed, “The full meaning of the term…can be given by something like ‘stupid sumbitch whose theological opinions are considerably to the right of mine.’”)
-- from the thread New Kids In The Flock

[katana]

My use of the term was in no way meant to be “pejorative”. I would consider myself to be fundamentalist in belief according to your definition. Perhaps I should have called them “devout” instead. The two ladies and I remain friends to this day and laugh about the “incident”.

[the_Watchman]

Wheaton College philosophy professor Alvin Plantinga famously observed, “The full meaning of the term…can be given by something like ‘stupid sumbitch whose theological opinions are considerably to the right of mine.’”

Plantinga is cool! As president of the American Philosophical Association he gave an obligatory speech at their national convention. He injected his personal Christian testimony insisting that a belief in Christ was consistent with intellectual honesty. Half the crowd gave him a standing ovation.

Based on that story folks have pointed out that if you want to find Christian faculty on a college campus your best bet is to head to the Philosophy department.