Religious Fundamentalism in Orwell and Pynchon

[joeallonby]

on 5/20/03 6:07 PM, David Morris at fqmorris at yahoo.com wrote:

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> --- joeallonby <vze422fs at verizon.net> wrote:
>> on 5/20/03 4:36 PM, David Morris at fqmorris at yahoo.com wrote:
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>>> --- joeallonby <vze422fs at verizon.net> wrote:
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>>>> They're called "The Promise Keepers" and they are really whacko.
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>>> They're no more wacko than your common-variety fundamentalist Christian.
>>> 
>>> http://www.promisekeepers.org/faqs/core/faqscore24.htm>
>> 
>> Yes, I've seen this and I am familiar with them.
>> I disagree, they are particularly nuts.
> 
> What is your evidence?  From their web site and what I've heard of them their
> not unusual.  If w.'s a "born again" type, it would make semse that he'd be
> associated with some sort of group like this.
> 
> DM

Didn't we bandy this about in a previous discussion? I think it's in the
archives. Anyway, I'll dig something up in response in the next couple of
days when I've got some free time. I'll send if offlist if you prefer in
order to avoid publicly rehashing a discussion that was completed some time
ago.

Peace
Joe