Pope Francis On Fundamentalism: The Horror Of Turning God Into Ideological Pretext

"Every text without a context is a pretext."

Pope Francis: The Horror Of Religious Fundamentalism And What's Wrong With Religion

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2016/12/pope-francis-horror-of-religious.html

"The Politics Of Horror In Conservative Evangelicalism," '09 Outstanding Academic Title"

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/11/the-politics-of-horror-in-conservative.html

Alan: The deliberate decontextualization of Truth - either by refusing to learn across a broad spectrum of scholarship, or, by denying the findings of sound scholarship -- is the central mechanism whereby fundamentalists dis-integrate Truth, breaking it into ideologically "safe" fragments that are then re-assembled to protect their diminished view of reality, at once shallow and narrow. 

The love affair between Christian fundamentalists and Donald Trump can be understood as the interactive outcome of denial, aggressive ignorance and the sola fide conviction that their personal salvation is assured and thus they can do whatever they damn well please.

"First Stone: It Is Not Enough To Do What Is Right..."

Sola Fide

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/05/first-stone-it-is-not-enough-to-do-what.html

The Tragedy Of "Modern Medicine" And The Seduction Of "Faith Alone" ("Sola Fide")
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2016/04/the-tragedy-of-modern-medicine-and.html

On Flight Back From Africa Pope Francis' Press Conference Describes Fundamentalism As Idolatry
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2016/06/on-flight-back-from-africa-pope-francis.html

"Bad Religion: A Compendium"

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/04/bad-religion-compendium.html

Good Religion And Bad Religion
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/02/bad-religion-and-good-religion.html

"Terrorism And The Other Religions"

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/04/terrorism-and-other-religions-juan-cole.html

"Santorum, Savonarola And The Pending Apocalypse Of The Republican Party"

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2012/02/santorum-savonarola-and-pending.html

Compendium Of Best Pax Posts On Religion

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/02/compendium-of-best-pax-posts-on-religion.htmll

Compendium Of Pax Posts: "The Seven Deadly Sins"

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/03/compendium-of-pax-posts-on-seven-deadly.html

Compendium Of Best Pax Posts: Plutocracy, Economic Inequality And The Collapse Of Conservatism

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/03/compendium-of-best-pax-posts-on.html

"Plutocracy Triumphant"

Cartoon Compendium

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/05/plutocracy-triumphant.html
Compendium Of Christianity Posts

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/04/this-modern-world-cartoon-christians.html

Compendium Of Best Pax Posts: 
What's Wrong With American Conservatism?
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/04/compendium-of-best-pax-posts-whats.html

Compendium Of Pax Posts About Donald Trump, Updated June 3, 2016
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2016/06/compendium-of-pax-posts-about-donald.html

Compendium Of Best Pax Posts On "Too Pure Principles" And The Collapse Of Conservatism

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/02/compendium-of-best-pax-posts-on-too.html

Brexit, Trump, ISIS And The Age Of Disintegration

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2016/07/brexit-trump-isis-and-age-of.html 

Bill McKibben: "The Christian paradox: How a faithful nation gets Jesus wrong"

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2012/06/bill-mckibben-christian-paradox-how.html