LH>Only a small minority > believes Christianity is pacifistic and that by reading passages in a > Fundamentalist (Literalist) manner that was never intended by the author. "the author"? -- is it also wrong to read Muslim writers in a "Fundamentalist (Literalist)" manner? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lawrence Helm" <lawrencehelm@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 3:18 PM Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: The de-islamization of Europe > Ursula: > > > > Most Christians would agree with what I've written. Only a small minority > believes Christianity is pacifistic and that by reading passages in a > Fundamentalist (Literalist) manner that was never intended by the author. > Your "flight of fancy" assertion assumes (whether or not you know it) that > this minority of Christians has the right interpretation and the majority is > engaged in a false interpretation. > > > > Lawrence > ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html