Evangelicalism and fundamentalism have their problems, yes, but we at least are not (yet) envisioning the spear wound in Jesus' side as a vagina. Nor are we arguing that Renaissance art constitutes Biblical exegesis.
Pro tip for those still in Episcopal/Church of England churches; if your vicar is open to preaching this kind of nonsense, what you do is to walk right out the door and walk down the street to a good, Bible-preaching evangelical church. They do exist in England.
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I've been watching a youtube channel called "Ready to Harvest" - gent does a stand up job explaining what different denominations believe without getting his opinions mixed in. Recommend.
However, it ends up being disturbing because you find out how far the rot has gone. In what world is Calvary Chapel extremely conservative? We have Hawaiian shirts and lots of hugging! But 'tis true. We haven't moved and the rest of the "church" has. (I refuse to call anyone a Christian who doesn't believe in the Resurrection).
I think you nail it in that last parentthetical statement. The world wants to move Christianity away from the (theological) fundamentals, and hence Calvary Chapel is, for whatever else we can say about it, highly conservative.
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