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Is There A Danger In Fundo Christianity?

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Dear Paul,

It sounds like she's involved in a sect and I would
be very concerned. Is there any way that you could
get professional help for her? She needs it by the
sound of things. I would not wait too long.
Posted by Foxy, Thursday, 16 September 2021 6:13:52 PM
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Come on Paul. Who are they and what threat are they to anyone except people who voluntarily get mixed up with them (if there is any real threat at all). You have form as an anti religionists, particularly the Christian religion, and the burr under your saddle this time is a personal one. Nobody is dragooned into joining these oldball outfits, and sensible people have nothing to do with them. There is no danger unless you go looking for it. This sort of rot crops up from time to time, and there has been never been cause for action. There is no legislating for fools.
Posted by ttbn, Thursday, 16 September 2021 7:37:14 PM
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Ignorant oafs who rubbish Christianity wouldn't have heard of a scholar named William Tyndale who fled from England to translate the Bible into English, for which act of rebellion he was executed in 1536. The result was the Geneva Bible, and then the King James Bible, which brought the truth of Christianity to all (previously the word was available only in Latin, and that enabled rulers to keep masses ignorant and more easily controlled). The subsequent blossoming of knowledge gave rise to the Judeo - Christian culture we enjoy today.

There might be abuses and weird sects. But, without Christianity, whether we practice it or not as individuals, Western culture would never have risen above the barbarism and lack of freedoms and rights experienced by other cultures. We have the right to make our own decisions, and the education to help us to avoid being taken in by shonks who might be posing as Christians. Unfortunately, not everyone has availed themselves of Christianity, and God helps those who help themselves
Posted by ttbn, Thursday, 16 September 2021 8:49:46 PM
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ttbn,
The claim "God helps those who help themselves" is widely believed by the fundos. Unfortunately they don't take much notice of what Jesus said about helping others.

Fundamentalism of any kind is bad. Fundamentalist Christianity should be an oxymoron, as Christianity is fundamentally antifundamentalist. Yet human nature (often combined with bad teaching) has resulted in some Christians being fundamentalists and many more having some fundamentalist tendencies..

So is it a threat to Australia? I'd regard their judgementalism as a moral threat, but probably no worse on average than conservative atheists. More worrying is the anti science attitude they use to maintain the cognitive dissonance their creationist beliefs require.
Posted by Aidan, Thursday, 16 September 2021 9:55:35 PM
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Hi Foxy,

No the niece is not involved in a sect, a Pentecostal denomination one of the largest in Sydney. I don't completely blame the Church for the situation that has came about because of her involvement. Only from what has been said, as she dose not communicate with the family, which seems to be her choosing, and possibly the advice of friends within the Church which have influenced her to take the position she has. My concern here is that a religion can become so important in ones life that everything and everyone else becomes secondary and unimportant. Values and perceptions change for a person to the extent that they are no longer recognisable as the person they once were, a kind of addiction. Religion is about the only thing in general society that can do that to people. The wife's concern is more for the children, but she does worry about her niece's well being and would like to talk with her if given the opportunity.

p/s According to her partner the last straw came when she, without asking him, moved a male friend from the Church into their house, on the grounds that "he has nowhere else to go".
Posted by Paul1405, Friday, 17 September 2021 6:20:21 AM
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Hi ttbn,

Nothing like an old sucker! Just because you joined the sect of the "Holy Banana" and believed Corny was the new messiah who was going to lead the faithful like you into the promised land of conservatism, ha ha. The fact Corny led you up the garden path to the top of the high mountain and then pushed you off, relieving you of your aged welfare at the same time, forcing you onto bread and dripping, doesn't mean you have to have a go at me about religion.

BTW I probably do more for the wife's church than you do for any church, which would be nothing.
Posted by Paul1405, Friday, 17 September 2021 6:35:01 AM
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