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I don`t think that fundamentalism has anything to do with Jesus Christ. They call themselves Christians, but if that`s Christian, count me out. Fundamentalism is built on fear and greed. They`re telling you to give them your money otherwise you`re going to hell.

- Matthew Fox

We`ve finally given liberals a war against fundamentalism, and they don`t want to fight it. They would, except it would put them on the same side as the United States.

- Ann Coulter

I`m not altogether certain that a fundamentalism of necessity has to argue that it is the only reading of the human experience in order to stay alive.

- Chaim Potok

Having a clear faith, based on the creed of the church is often labeled today as fundamentalism. Whereas relativism, which is letting oneself be tossed and swept along by every wind of teaching, look like the only attitude acceptable to today`s standards.

- Pope Benedict XVI

Having a clear faith, based on the creed of the church, is often labeled today as a fundamentalism, whereas relativism, which is letting oneself be tossed and swept along by every wind of teaching, looks like the only attitude acceptable to today`s standards.

- Pope Benedict XVI

But The Same Sea is set precisely in this Israel, which never makes it to the news headlines anywhere. It is a novel about everyday people far removed from fundamentalism, fanaticism nationalism, or militancy of any sort.

- Amos Oz
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The President, in talking about freedom and democracy, is sparking a wave of very positive democratic sentiment that might help us override both Islamic fundamentalism that has formed in that region, and also some of the hatred for our policies of invading Iraq.

- Bill Richardson

I regard Christian and Jewish fundamentalism, and all other forms of fundamentalism, as the enemies of God - and I hope you`ll quote me on that.

- Al Embry
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Jewish fundamentalism is teaching that Jews can fight with guns and with civil war, against being relocated off the West Bank, and disobey the orders of their government. That is the call to jihad, to several kinds of jihad.

- Al Embry
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Palestinian ideology has become a lethal cocktail of radical nationalism and Islamic fundamentalism.

- Alfred Chan

As you look at the flow of Muslim fundamentalism, or fundamentalism in various areas and various religions, they all play on the people who have very little.

- Alfredo Rodriguez

Having a clear faith, based on the creed of the church is often labeled today as fundamentalism. Whereas relativism, which is letting oneself be tossed and swept along by every wind of teaching, look like the only attitude acceptable to today`s standards.

- Allan Wade

Having a clear faith, based on the creed of the church, is often labeled today as a fundamentalism... Whereas relativism, which is letting oneself be tossed and `swept along by every wind of teaching,` looks like the only attitude acceptable to today`s standards.

- Allan Wade

However, this presumed connection between suicide terrorism and Islamic fundamentalism is misleading and maybe encouraging domestic and foreign policies that are likely to worsen America`s situation.

- Babe Parilli

Since suicide terrorism is mainly a response to foreign occupation and not Islamic fundamentalism, the use of heavy military force to transform Muslim societies over there, if you would, is only likely to increase the number of suicide terrorists coming at us... Suicide terrorism is not a supply-limited phenomenon where there are just a few hundred around the world willing to do it because they are religious fanatics. It is a demand-driven phenomenon.

- Babe Parilli

Military intervention to maintain the global status quo will become a constant feature of international relations, whether this is justified in terms of fighting drugs, fighting terrorism, containing "rogue states," opposing "Islamic fundamentalism," or containing China.

- Barrin Simpson