Comments on: Fundamentalism http://www.birkeyblog.com/2009/09/09/fundamentalism/ the personal musings and art of Randal Birkey Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:23:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tim Plona http://www.birkeyblog.com/2009/09/09/fundamentalism/comment-page-1/#comment-1509 Tim Plona Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:24:02 +0000 http://www.birkeyblog.com/?p=1554#comment-1509 Randy, I read D’Souza's book in the Spring as well as "What is so great about America". His intellectual approach on both topics was a joy to read. But, I would have to think that "Fudamentalism" comes from the idea that the believers believe in the Fundamental Truths of their faith. The idea that the believes are a form of extreme faith or outside the norm. Thus the transfer of the idea of to extremism. it is very unfortunate that the term is used so flippantly, but it is used. Even more unfortunately, it will enter the dictionary one day to define all conservative strict adherents of a faith (but now with a touch of violence thrown in for good measure). Randy, I read D’Souza’s book in the Spring as well as “What is so great about America”. His intellectual approach on both topics was a joy to read.

But, I would have to think that “Fudamentalism” comes from the idea that the believers believe in the Fundamental Truths of their faith. The idea that the believes are a form of extreme faith or outside the norm. Thus the transfer of the idea of to extremism.

it is very unfortunate that the term is used so flippantly, but it is used. Even more unfortunately, it will enter the dictionary one day to define all conservative strict adherents of a faith (but now with a touch of violence thrown in for good measure).

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