tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988870184363644257.post9055191263499665341..comments2023-10-26T04:49:17.512-07:00Comments on Perpetua of Carthage: Court Rules Lutheran School Can Expel LesbiansPerpetuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16632860530530786486noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988870184363644257.post-58974150566715630042009-01-30T06:30:00.000-08:002009-01-30T06:30:00.000-08:00Extreme literalist=fundamentalist, Very literal, l...Extreme literalist=fundamentalist, Very literal, literal, vaquely literal...? Oh dear, where to begin? I won't because it would go further off topic. <BR/><BR/>I have wondered what will happen as we encounter more Islamic (or pick your religion) schools that have strong moral codes; moral codes that may come in conflict with existing secular legal codes. <BR/><BR/>The fact that a school is privately run and paid for by the parents does allow the liberty of applying and teaching these moral codes at the institution. There are a number of scenarios we can imagine where the state might step in and say "No, no don't teach that." Does this instance reach the point where the state should step in? <BR/><BR/>This court, and I, vote "No."Undergroundpewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10182191422663119484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988870184363644257.post-51529806290554454782009-01-28T21:59:00.000-08:002009-01-28T21:59:00.000-08:00Good question. Maybe there is a continuum for peo...Good question. Maybe there is a continuum for people's capacities to understand myth. Literalists treat myth like it is science or fact - and therefore miss the depth of a story's meaning. A fundamentalist is an extreme literalist who seems to try to fit non-related passages together as if they belong in a story and then treat the composite literally. Example: Hall Lyndey's "Late Great Planet Earth."nowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14405897113089342707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988870184363644257.post-2760573111034848382009-01-28T21:41:00.000-08:002009-01-28T21:41:00.000-08:00Hi now,Thank you for sharing your knowledge about ...Hi now,<BR/>Thank you for sharing your knowledge about the different Lutheran groups. What is the difference between "very literal" and "fundamentalist"?Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16632860530530786486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988870184363644257.post-76788010187823264602009-01-28T21:31:00.000-08:002009-01-28T21:31:00.000-08:00It should be mentioned that there are three major ...It should be mentioned that there are three major Lutheran groups in the US: ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church of America), Missouri Synod, and Wisconsin Synod. The ELCA is the most liberal: they ordain women and acknowledge the possibility that the creation story(ies) in Genesis may be myth. The Missouri Synod does not ordain women, and their interpretation of scripture is very literal. The Wisconsin Synod is fundamentalist. <BR/><BR/>All three groups discriminate against people who are gay. But, it is not surprising that the school who did this belongs to the Wisconsin Synod.nowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14405897113089342707noreply@blogger.com