It will take a decade or two, but fundamentalism is going to burn itself. — Paul Saffo Copy Share Image
“The kingdom of god is within you, and you sold it to the highest bidder.” — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“Human is a pious promise, not host to parasitic paranoia. Earth is my homerock, sky is my robe - End of tribe… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
The key to tackling Islamist fundamentalism and terrorism from the Islamist community is in the hands of moderate Muslims. — Gijs de Vries Copy Share Image
“If religion, she also liked to say, is the opiate of the masses, fundamentalism is the amphetamine.” — C.D. Wright Copy Share Image
“You know,” said Jehangir, breaking the silence, “it's only Muslims who use the term 'innovation' to mean something bad.” — Michael Muhammad Knight Copy Share Image
Culture and education are the lethal weapons against all kinds of fundamentalism. — Marjane Satrapi Copy Share Image
It is all too easy to mistake passion that can change its mind for fundamentalism, which never will. — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
The Fundamentalist Religions simply seem to offer more hope for a brighter future than do the more liberal, humanistic ones. — Martin Seligman Copy Share Image
Even in this secular country, the threat posed by religious fundamentalists is never very far away. Every major religious text exhorts the… — Andrew Bernstein Copy Share Image
That sort of fundamentalism which treats possession of private property not as a desirable economic and personal asset but as a condition… — Neil Kinnock Copy Share Image
What's interesting is the populace movement of fundamentalism is starting to mirror that approach that elite fundamentalism has long had of trying… — Jeff Sharlet Copy Share Image
“I've seen temples feed on fear, graves labeled as pride - I've seen nations crowned with glory, yet cruelty inside. But I've… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
I think that three-act fundamentalism in film culture is a problem sometimes, because it's almost too obvious, or it's too expected. And… — Jane Campion Copy Share Image
Fundamentalists are less concerned to be systematic and rational than to be humble and faithful, accepting God's commandments because they come from… — Israel Shenker Copy Share Image
“Real teachers like Jesus, Buddha, Nanak, Rumi have much more to teach humanity, than the imaginary figure Krishna, concocted by an ancient… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
Mike Huckabee represents something that is either tremendously encouraging or deeply disturbing, depending on your point of view: a marriage of Christian… — Matt Taibbi Copy Share Image
“Sarah Palin appears to have no testable core conviction except the belief (which none of her defenders denies that she holds, or… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
Some writers like to boil down headlines of liberal newspapers into fiction, so they say there shouldn't be communal riots, everybody should… — Arundhati Roy Copy Share Image
“Larsson was an active and lifelong feminist, partly for personal reasons but also because he saw that ending gender slavery was as… — Elizabeth Farrelly Copy Share Image
“The argument against faith is all based upon the rigorous analysis of the scriptures, and not upon the objective observation of the… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
There are poets who believe that you shouldn't engage at all in any cause. And there's something to be said for that.… — W. S. Merwin Copy Share Image
The Palestinians are facing a historic junction at which they will have to decide whether they want to remain stuck in a… — Ehud Olmert Copy Share Image
“Fundamentalism wears many masks, but always claims a monopoly on the Truth. Many people buy into fundamentalism in much the same way… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“...I realized how naive I was. My aunt Tina was right: this stuff does exist, and it does hurt people, and although… — Kevin Roose Copy Share Image
“I am not well-versed in theory, but in my view, the cow deserves her life. As does the ram. As does the… — Vincent J. Guihan Copy Share Image
“Killing a bunch of Jihadis may be morally justified, to save humanity from their wrath, but it won't terminate Jihad for long.… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“What remains of the old Protestant fundamentalism is politics: abortion, gays, evolution. these issues are what binds congregations together. but even here… — Fareed Zakaria Copy Share Image
“We don't have the luxury to say that, there is no hope for reform in Islam, because by saying this, we would… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“Books are supposed to give a helping hand to humanity’s progress, not to instruct humanity how to progress. Plato wrote his books… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“The major religious fundamentalisms—Jewish, Christian, Muslim, and Hindu—certainly all demonstrate intense concern for and scrutiny of bodies, through dietary restrictions, corporeal rituals,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“And even those who claim to read the Bible literally and to lead their lives according to its precepts are, in actual… — Bruce Bawer Copy Share Image
Fundamentalists of all faiths are the fundamental evil of our time. — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
