“We need to appreciate why there is a rise of fundamentalist thinking afoot. A postmodern world offers people a dizzying array of choice and many believers simply can not deal with this and say, ‘tell me what to believe.’ Psychically immature people will in times of crisis surrender their critical thinking and move to a very rigid ‘orthodoxy.’ They can not accept that faith grows and evolves. Faith indeed should give us a minimum of security but it must also countenance risk. Fundamentalism of any stripe seeks security but real faith seeks truth –and as Jesus showed, that can be dangerous.

Ted Schmidt analyzed the social and cultural changes which have  produced a climate of fear in society and the church.

” Many denominations, movements, and individual Christians hold to a certain position not because they have honestly examined all possible viewpoints and then arrived at their conclusion; they simply believe what they

believe because they have never heard anything else. Or, if they heard of an alternative, they immediately dismissed it without serious consideration – because they felt threatened in their beliefs and were perhaps frightened that their strong fortress would turn out to be a house of cards.”

Jacob Schriftman in his book; “the C.S. Lewis book on the bible”

Read my review of the book here.

As a professional speaker myself, I find it fascinating to watch how people with their own rent a car bulgariaspeechwriters give speeches.

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We join people in your country and around the world in congratulating you on becoming the President-elect of the United States. Your victory has demonstrated that no person anywhere in the world should not dare to dream of wanting to change the world for a better place. We note and applaud your commitment to supporting the cause of peace and security around the world. We trust that you will also make it the mission of your presidency to combat the scourge of poverty and disease everywhere.

We wish you strength and fortitude in the challenging days and years that lie ahead. We are sure you will ultimately achieve your dream, making the United States of America a full partner in a community of nations committed to peace and prosperity for all.

from Nelson Mandela, the first black president of South Africa, to Senator Barack Obama, the first black president-elect of the United States of America.