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Originally Posted by lillarry518
Yeah, I think a large majority of Christians in the US and Europe are not Biblical literalists.
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I think you're definitely right. Those that do believe in Biblical Literalism are what we typically call Christian Fundamentalists. They are a minority in the US for sure, but a pesky, well-organized minority. Fundamentalism can be problematic in any religion. Muslim Fundamentalists, Jewish Fundamentalists, and scores of others have all caused problems for the world. The problem is not religion itself, but the fundamentalism, dogmatic belief structures, and literalism of many religious believers.
Verlingen-good comment. Jesus would certainly be opposed to the organized, dogmatic structure of many of the Christian churches in existence today.