Al Lacy bears the distinction of being the creative force behind the most gut-wrenchingly awful Western fiction known to man. So inevitably he’s also very widely read and enjoyed in fundamentalist circles. How young fundamentalist hearts thrill to the tales of a man named John Stranger who bears a striking resemblance to the Lone Ranger — or [...]

It would be a rare thing if one could have survived long in fundamentalist circles without hearing the following quote from Alexis de Tocqueville read or alluded to in a sermon: I sought for the greatness and genius of America in her commodious harbors and her ample rivers – and it was not there . [...]

The keeping of the yearly Bible Conference shall be on thus-wise: At such time when the spirit shall move and make utterance to you through unvoiced urges and rumblings, ye shall schedule the yearly church Bible Conference. And if this scheduling should coincidently happen to coincide with when most kids are having Spring Break that can [...]

This week’s find, soulwinning.info is another in the list of everything-and-the-kitchen-sink fundy sites that we’ve come to know and love. Be sure to check out the video sermon collection and more links to other crazy fundy sites than you can shake a wide-margin Old Scofield Bible at.

In the battle of good over evil in men’s hearts and minds, fundamentalists believe that evil will triumph every single time it is encountered for more than a fleeting instant. Consider this story… A man had two bird cages. In the one lived a melodious songbird. In the other an ugly, squawking (and notably black) [...]

fundamentalistbaptistchurch.org is a surprisingly well designed website with lots of multimedia to enjoy. Unfortunately, putting fundamentalism in Web 2.0 only serves to show its peculiarities writ large. Be sure to check out the video sermons on topics such as: “Friendship With The World” “The Lowest Common Denominator“ “Feed The Beast“

There are a select handful of verses that any fundamentalist worth his sanctified salt can quote by heart. Among these is Psalm 66:18 “If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me.” The fundamentalist interprets these words to mean that even though a person is saved and has God as his [...]