I don't know...I'm a proud "Bible thumper"! It's a term usually used by those who disparage Biblical teaching and it is THEY who are trying to be disrespectful by pinning that label on someone. I turn it around and gladly accept the title because defending the word of God is a GOOD thing.
Amen! Exactly. Although there can be Pharisee-like Christians, any Christian who sincerely loves the Lord seems extreme to the world. I remember I believed that about Bible-believing Christians too.