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To: Zionist Conspirator; RobbyS; Claud; wagglebee; Kolokotronis; NYer; Petronski
Where would Catholics and Orthodox be without the Reformation which gave birth to such men? They'd be "fundamentalists" themselves

That is false/incorrect.

The term fundamentalism was originally coined to describe a narrowly defined set of beliefs that developed into a movement within the Protestant community of the United States in the early part of the 20th century, and that had its roots in the Fundamentalist-Modernist Controversy of that time. Until 1950, there was no entry for fundamentalism in the Oxford English Dictionary; the derivative fundamentalist was added only in its second 1989 edition. (per wikipedia; but it is accurate as far as I can tell).

110 posted on 08/31/2009 9:38:13 AM PDT by Nikas777 (En touto nika, "In this, be victorious")
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To: Nikas777
The term fundamentalism was originally coined to describe a narrowly defined set of beliefs that developed into a movement within the Protestant community of the United States in the early part of the 20th century, and that had its roots in the Fundamentalist-Modernist Controversy of that time. Until 1950, there was no entry for fundamentalism in the Oxford English Dictionary; the derivative fundamentalist was added only in its second 1989 edition. (per wikipedia; but it is accurate as far as I can tell).

Considering that Orthodoxy and Catholicism have taken the side of modernism in that conflict, it is puzzling why they would criticize Fundamentalist Protestants for not accepting the teachings of the church fathers. Catholics and Orthodox reject everything the fathers taught that is denied by modern "science!"

122 posted on 08/31/2009 9:58:16 AM PDT by Zionist Conspirator ('Arammi 'oved 'Avi vayered Mitzraymah vayagor sham bimtei me`at; vayhi-sham legoy gadol `atzum varav)
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