Fundamentalism Quotes · Page 6

Some believers are fundamentalists about everything, but every believer is a fundamentalist about something.

— Jerry A. Coyne

“Any book that spreads weakness in the heart of one gender, and authoritarianism in the other, must be burnt to ashes.”

— Abhijit Naskar

“Religious fundamentalism, magical thinking and self-delusion, have been justifications for some of the most horrific atrocities in human history.”

— Bryant McGill

It's easy to get tired of religious fundamentalists. They're such a bore. They have no sense of mystery. It's a drag, man.

— Kurt Elling

Fundamentalism is another problem. I mean, Dawkins in a way is almost a fundamentalist himself, of another kind.

— Peter Higgs

“I was brought up Christian, then I was agnostic and then I realized I was atheist... This movie [Agora] is about fundamentalism…

— Alejandro Amenábar

When demagogues and dictators ban art, this is the reason: art is the great solvent of obedient fundamentalism.

— Howard Jacobson

There are no forces on this planet more dangerous to all of us than the fanaticisms of fundamentalism.

— Daniel Dennett

Since the 1970s, we have witnessed the forces of market fundamentalism strip education of its public values, critical content, and civic responsibilities…

— Henry Giroux

Over the years I realized the damage fundamentalism did to my own spiritual and mental health. I've spend time recovering, studying scripture,…

— Richard Rossi

In the eyes of the Associated Press, American Christianity, which springs from the Protestant Reformation, is fundamentalist. And Christian Fundamentalists, radical Muslims,…

— Pat Robertson

I would describe fundamentalism as, first of all, a movement led almost invariably by authoritarian males who consider themselves to be superior…

— Jimmy Carter

We seem to be the victims of religious dogma, both from the Christian Right here and, of course, in the East with…

— Naveen Andrews

“Any individual whose conscience is pure and clear, who can think for himself or herself, is a musalman or muslim, regardless of…

— Abhijit Naskar

“Authoritarianism has no place in religion. If you want to have true religion in your heart, then burn the scriptures and go…

— Abhijit Naskar

“Fundamentalists radicalize children for illegal terrorism, nationalists radicalize children for legal terrorism, I radicalize children for peace-n-oneness.”

— Abhijit Naskar

I was raised pretty much a fundamentalist, but the one thing that fundamentalism gave to me was the love for that book…

— John Shelby Spong

“Because modern critical thinking is corrosive of conventional religious beliefs, some Christians reject applying it to the Bible and Christianity. The result…

— Marcus J. Borg

Today there really aren't that many Fundamentalists left; I don't know if you know that or not, but they are such a…

— Rick Warren

Since Khomeini's death, the popular appeal of an Islamic state - and of fundamentalism - has surely dimmed. Thinkers still debate and…

— Ruhollah Khomeini

In a world torn by every kind of fundamentalism - religious, ethnic, nationalist and tribal - we must grant first place to…

— Carlos Fuentes

Any hope that America would finally grow up vanished with the rise of fundamentalist Christianity. Fundamentalism, with its born-again regression, its pink-and-gold…

— Florence King

“A fundamentalist is a person who considers whether a fact is acceptable to his religion before he explores it. As opposed to…

— Seth Godin

“To understand our faith -- to theologize in the Catholic tradition -- we need philosophy. We must use the philosophical language of…

— George Cardinal Pell

“Savages measure religion by the harvest of converts, the civilized find holiness in helping beyond religion.”

— Abhijit Naskar

In Iran, fundamentalism was fuelled to an extent by the regime of the Shah being supported by the West.

— Salman Rushdie

I think fundamentalism is this radical attitude toward one's own identity and civilization as compared to other people's identities and cultures.

— Samuel P. Huntington

“These quasi-faithful are growing in strength. They are the fundamentalists today, and they abound in all the religions.”

— Janvier Chouteu-Chando

“Seeking sacredness through scripture literalism is like sunbathing in the microwave, it only burns your skin, and cooks your brain.”

— Abhijit Naskar

There is an undeniable need to stop candy-flossing the impact of fundamentalism.

— Barkha Dutt

“Extremism manifests itself in different shapes and colors. 'The Absolute Truth' and 'the Only Way' beliefs are among them.”

— Mouloud Benzadi

“Any theology that starts with ethnic narcissism, by default becomes the lowest form of smut on earth.”

— Abhijit Naskar

We fundamentalists are a pack of mood-loving showoffs. I'm sure the Minor Prophets would have found subject for correction.

— Elisabeth Elliot

Fundamentalism fills you with answers before you even think to ask the questions.

— Robert M. Price

“Religion has kept all of us suffocated, I can’t raise my voice you can’t raise your voice, still they call us fundamentalists.”

— M.F. Moonzajer

“And it was Texas that turned out to be especially congenial to the development of Christian fundamentalism in America.”

— Andrew Himes

“I believe the fundamentalist mindset has done more to drive people from the church than anything else, especially young people.”

— Marion Pember

“Politicians like the effect of alcohol because it makes them feel important.”

— Janvier Chouteu-Chando

Fundamentalists can't take a joke. Ever. They want us to blindly obey, parrot everything they do, and believe in their dogmas.

— Shahin Najafi

“Holiness in the purest form is independent of all textual doctrines, all churches and all institutions.”

— Abhijit Naskar