“The lesson of Left Behind is a warning to repent the sin of critical thinking, which the fundamentalist, eager for people to… — Robert M. Price Copy Share Image
Today's Islamic fundamentalism is also a cover for political motifs. We should not overlook the political motifs we encounter in forms of… — Jurgen Habermas Copy Share Image
Islamic fundamentalism in its activist manifestation is bad news. Religious fundamentalism in general is bad news. We know about religious fundamentalism in… — J. M. Coetzee Copy Share Image
“I am not a teacher or a preacher or a messiah. I cannot teach you anything, for I know nothing. I have… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
I don't use my money to gain political influence for my private interests, which is what many rich people do, and what,… — George Soros Copy Share Image
The common people don't believe this kind of religion [of islamic fundamentalists] because first and foremost they want to solve their basic… — Abdul Sattar Edhi Copy Share Image
Fundamentalism is not bred in poverty. There are plenty of poor countries in the world that don't have violence because amid the… — Robert Fisk Copy Share Image
The tension between the essence of spiritual teachings and the harmful fundamentalism that often arises in the name of religion is an… — Radhanath Swami Copy Share Image
Critics of the war plans (including myself) have pointed to the disastrous political results that must be expected: Iraq would break into… — Uri Avnery Copy Share Image
The politics of that year [2004] are old now, but the problem remains the same, the real culture clash of American life.… — Jeff Sharlet Copy Share Image
“Accepting evil is worse than committing evil. You must – I repeat – you must, as a human being, stand up on… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“To the representatives of theoretical Islam, i.e. Islamic fundamentalists, the Jews, the Christians, the Hindus, the Buddhists and all other humans who… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
The US is also unusual in the enormous scale of religious fundamentalism. The impact on understanding of the world is extraordinary. In… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Fundamentalism in most of its forms is the active creation of antibodies to some threatening [god] virus. As long as threatening religions… — Darrel Ray Copy Share Image
I think that there are no forces on this planet more dangerous to us all than the fanaticisms of fundamentalism, of all… — Daniel Dennett Copy Share Image
“If history has shown anything, it is that where there is a God, there is an institution trying to lock up that… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“Christians today who view the Bible as God's unadulterated and inerrant word are rightly labeled fundamentalists, while Muslims who think the same… — Hamed Abdel-Samad Copy Share Image
I think there are fundamentalists all over the world. I think all religions have fundamentalists who have different interpretations of scriptures that… — Ishmael Reed Copy Share Image
“Discriminations are never a sign of a civilized society. What makes us civilized is our act of liberated kindness with other people… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
By such literalism, fundamentalism, religions betrayed the best intentions of their founders. Reducing thought to formula, replacing choice by obedience, these preachers… — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
“I bet you've seen the fundamentalist bumper sticker that says, "God said it! I believe it! That settles it!" It must be… — Robert M. Price Copy Share Image
Having a clear faith, based on the creed of the church is often labeled today as fundamentalism. Whereas relativism, which is letting… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
“You must remember, the so-called Jihadis who are in reality, mentally unstable individuals run by Quranic fundamentalists, do not represent the whole… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“In contrast, the a/theistic approach can be seen as a form of disbelieving what one believes, or rather, believing in God while… — Peter Rollins Copy Share Image
I'm not altogether certain that a fundamentalism of necessity has to argue that it is the only reading of the human experience… — Chaim Potok Copy Share Image
“It is more practical to make people transform their mindset about religion and religiousness and walk in the path of creed-less religious… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
The momentum of my creative life and intellectual growth is still the momentum of breaking out of fundamentalism. Because of that, I'm… — Scott Derrickson Copy Share Image
I remain optimistic. What we've seen in Europe and the rest of the world is that freedom has a much stronger attraction… — Gijs de Vries Copy Share Image
My problem with all forms of fundamentalism is that the position is fixed. This is like talking about a fixed position as… — Frank Schaeffer Copy Share Image
“My nation, your nation, my religion, your religion, my culture, your culture, will be the end of us apes - outwardly fancy,… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“The treatment of fundamentalism may be said to have succeeded; the patient survived. But at least for the life of the mind,… — Mark Noll Copy Share Image
“Fundamentalism manifests itself in different shapes and colors. 'The Absolute Truth' and 'the Only Way' beliefs, which have always caused hatred, bloodshed… — Mouloud Benzadi Copy Share Image
It is my responsibility to make sure that the fear is overcome… “This attack must instead free our speech about Islamic fundamentalism.… — Marine Le Pen Copy Share Image
A fundamentalist can't bring himself or herself to negotiate with people who disagree with them because the negotiating process itself is an… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
You can be moderate in a way and still intense in your views. It's the extremism that gets frightening; religious fundamentalism and… — Sydney Pollack Copy Share Image
“Fundamentalism's strident denunciation of its opponents is a sign of its weakness, its dogmatic authoritarianism is a pathological mutation of faith.” — Alan Aldridge Copy Share Image
Fundamentalism does mean reading quite conservatively and literally, saying 'the Bible is the word of God and we have to follow it.… — Elaine Pagels Copy Share Image
Fundamentalists who say they are not going to pay any attention to the charts are like a doctor who says he’s not… — Bruce Kovner Copy Share Image
The moral certitude of the state in wartime is a kind of fundamentalism. And this dangerous messianic brand of religion, one where… — Chris Hedges Copy Share Image
“Very little, however, has been written about how market fundamentalism has, from the very first moments, systematically sabotaged our collective response to… — Naomi Klein Copy Share Image