Avainsana: fundamentalism
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Projection, trauma, hatred, and the ancient texts that fuel them
An angry fundamentalist calls the Evangelical Lutheran Church a ”gay church” that is ”leading people into the fires of hell.” The news reports that Paris Pride has been canceled due to a heatwave. The comment section fills up with angry and malicious comments, mostly from middle-aged men. This shows that Pride and the advocacy for…
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The Dark history of fundamentalism from the murder of Hypatia to the present
On 22 October 1988, at the Paris premiere of Martin Scorsese’s film The Last Temptation of Christ, ”Christian” fundamentalists attacked the cinema with firebombs. 13 were injured, one fatally. The fundamentalists’ reason for the attack was a scene in the movie where Jesus feels a sexual attraction to Mary Magdalene.The roots of Christian terror are…