Feeling the aftershocks of Fundamentalism's quake From a friend: "I feel as though I am at place in my life where i need to make an important decision regarding the scriptures. Last night I had a long talk with my sister Sheri about the KJV. She is very ardent in her belief that the KJV is the only actual Bible translated into English. She is actually in the Ruckman camp on the issue. I read the KJV and trust it more than anything, but I dont necessarily know if it is the only English Bible... Now, I know the many of the KJV-only reasons for why they believe what they believe, but I don't know if it is a battle worth emphasizing or fighting to the extent that they are willing to take it." My Response: "I am really proud of you for approaching this "difficult" issue with an honest and open heart. The scriptures are, besides our relationship with Christ, the most important place to which we can go. Because of that it is very important that we take the scr
logorrhea representing a life once lived as evangelical trying to come to terms with something called reality