Freedom Quote by Jeff Sharlet

“You do not need the Bible to justify love, but no better tool has been invented to justify hate.”

— Richard A. Weatherwax

“Fundamentalism manifests itself in different shapes and colors. 'The Absolute Truth' and 'the Only Way' beliefs, which have always caused hatred, bloodshed and divided…

— Mouloud Benzadi

“When “fundamentalism” takes root within a religious movement, emphasis shifts away from love of God and love of neighbor in order to be replaced…

— Aaron Milavec

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

— Seth Godin

A major function of fundamentalist religion is to bolster deeply insecure and fearful people. This is done by justifying a way of life with…

— John Shelby Spong

“All we would need to do would be to read the Bible and accept what it says as what really happened. That, of course,…

— Bart D. Ehrman

“Religious fundamentalism advocates homophobia, misogyny, xenophobia, polygamy and many other primitive evils. Can you imagine, somebody telling you, your love for your dearly beloved…

— Abhijit Naskar

In this respect fundamentalism has demonic traits. It destroys the humble honesty of the search for truth, it splits the conscience of its thoughtful…

— Paul Tillich

Fundamentalism does mean reading quite conservatively and literally, saying 'the Bible is the word of God and we have to follow it. What it…

— Elaine Pagels

“Interestingly enough, every time I corner a homophobic religious fanatic bigot with scientific facts which they cannot argue or disprove, they either dismiss me…

— Christina Engela

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

— Seth Godin

“The problem with fundamentalism is that it can’t adapt to change. When you count each one of your beliefs as absolutely essential, change is…

— Rachel Held Evans