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From: orb@whuts.UUCP (SEVENER)
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Subject: Re: Re: Louis Farrakhan, Jesse Jackson, Jerry Falwell and Reagan
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Date: Fri, 13-Dec-85 16:31:36 EST
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Posted: Fri Dec 13 16:31:36 1985
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> Tim,
> your continued use of fundamentalist to mean both evangelical and
> fundamentalist needs some correction.  I wish you would research
> the terminology you are using and elucidate the differences for us
> as I don't have the time right now.
> Thanks,
> Bob Brown {...ihnp4!akgua!rjb}

You have a good point, Bob.  Just as it is invalid to talk of
either all Arabs, all Jews, Germans or any other group, so it
is invalid to talk of "all fundamentalists".  Actually there
are many fundamentalist Christians who totally disagree with
the policies supported by Falwell, including Billy Graham.
Sojourners magazine is a Christian magazine which also includes
articles by Billy Graham and other fundamentalists as well as
various Christian denominations which take a stand against
war and violence by both West and East, both right and left.
 
Sojourners sponsored a demonstration by these groups in Washington
which (per usual) attracted little media attention protesting
both the terrorist violence of the contras in Nicaragua and
the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
 
However out of the fundamentalists there are many influenced
by Falwell who were persuaded to vote for Reagan through 
Falwell's endorsement.  I used the blanket term "fundamentalist"
as a shorthand for this group, which was not fair to other
fundamentalist Christians who have been conscientious objectors
opposed to War, and opposed to violence of all sorts and racism.
I will be more careful in the future.
          tim sevener   whuxn!orb