Marlene Winell on Ambiguity
Leaving the Fold (Oakland, CA: New Harbinger, 1993), p. 54.
Intellectual ambiguity can be very uncomfortable. It is always easier
to be sure of something. A religion that neatly provides all the
answers saves you the frustration and anxiety that inevitably accompany
a struggle with difficult questions. Fundamentalism is especially
dogmatic and detailed in describing a grand scheme. The Bible is
offered as the inerrant word of God, revealing the path of history, a
plan of salvation, and predictions about the future. Reasons and
justifications are given. And for questions that still remain, there is
the ultimate comfort that comes with trusting that a benign father God
had everything under control.
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