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Or fundamentalists. Contrary to popular belief, the problem with the worst christians is not that they don't read the Bible enough, they read it too much. The Bible is full of self-contradictions, so for any interpretive framework to be at least self-coherent, the interpreter has to "add to the Word of God".
In the case of fundamentalism, they're organized much like cults. Highly isolated social structures, all aimed at insulating their children from outside perspectives, so they can groom them more effectively for the next generation of authoritarianism. The Bible is central to this process because it's the nucleus of their authority over each other, and they regard it as actual law that even takes precedence over societal laws.
This is also why companies like Chick-fil-A and Hobby Lobby exist. They allow these youths to have jobs and be participants in the economy while playing a role in reinforcing these isolated social structures.
If anything, you can read Matthew chapter 23, replacing "Pharisee" with "fundamentalist", and it turns out to be a perfect description.
Just for fun I decided to make my own modifications of Matthew 23. The changes are actually pretty extensive because I took liberties on a variety of parts that annoyed me, as well as trying to make it at least somewhat more relevant for our time.
Hm, I don't want to sound all negative about that, "but": maybe that's the thing all of those transcribers in history thought about that "original" text (and before and before, etc.). I'm sure you do it with much more good intentions than transcribers working for regimes in power etc., but still it changes the message. Think about animal farm and the rules which are changed over time. That's the problem with sticking to ancient texts which may not be well translated for the current Zeitgeist.
Not really sure what you're trying to get at. My rendition makes no claim to any kind of authority, nor do I have any interest in the exegetical model of conventional christians in our age, nor am I a christian for that matter. As far as I'm concerned, they are all just worshiping Tom Riddle in their bibliolatry.
I only posted my remixed version to highlight how the general pattern of what Jesus/Yeshua said about Pharisees fits a description of modern fundamentalists quite well. Here is a version of the same chapter from a well respected translation.
And a side-note about Bible translation - that area of study is actually very sophisticated, and modern translations are remarkably accurate within the limits of source materials we have to work with.
Look theres good enough reasons to hate Chick-Fil-A but you are not telling me your brain lives in a world where the teenagers who work there are all (or even a lot of them) isolated religious fundamentalist nuts who just got let off the cult compound to interact with society????
They hire normal people with interviews???? Teenagers go to fucking public school????
The leadership isnt even close to "westboro baptist church" levels of extreme????
Dude, I dated a fundamentalist once. This enraged her parents, who immediately forced her to quit her current job where we met, then they shipped her off to a church camp - by which point all forms of contact were supposed to already be cut off from me - then she was herded into joining a Bible college halfway across the country, where she also ended up literally working at a Chick-Fil-A to pay for that schooling before meeting and then soon marrying a guy who was a part of their system.
Yes, technically these businesses are open to the public. But that doesn't stop them from being led by christian nationalists, having biases in favor of others like themselves, creating environments more amenable to their own kind, and playing side-rolls in supporting the relative isolation of these networks.
The thing you're underestimating is how widespread and pervasive these groups are. Why do you think law enforcement organizations so readily support Trump and his policies? It's because these groups outright worship power and authority, and part of their grooming is to train every generation to actively seek out every position of power they can - including military and police.
I can believe you knew someone like that once. But no. Religious fundamentalists are not widespread and pervasive. They dont make up the majority of a fucking fast food chain to the point where you would say it's only "technically" open to the public. They dont make up much if any of the police force. What on earth led you to think that is the case. Did you live in a town with a population of 124 that was like that?
I could waste my time assembling links to articles about the rise of fundamentalism in the US, the infiltration of law enforcement by white supremacist groups, and the roots and connections between white supremacy and christianity; but given your determination to deny, and that you're already misrepresenting my own words, I am not going to bother.