Fundamentalism Quotes
... from our vantage point it is now clear that the only thing the population had to fear was fear itself.
Fundamentalism is a kind of decision not to change your mind about something...Many of us are fundamentalists...because it worked pretty well for us.
A mature heart for Christ would much rather spend its time praising him than condemning his fanatics.
The enemy for the fanatic is pleasure, which makes it extremely important to continue to indulge in pleasure. Dance madly. That is how you get rid of terrorism.
Indian intellectuals today feel radical when they condemn fundamentalism, but not many people are talking about the links between privatization, globalization, and fundamentalism.
Elite fundamentalism has always going to be involved with a certain set of conservative interests, but certainly not exclusively Republican.
Fundamentalism is a 20th-century phenomenon, but that kind of religious fervor actually has not always been associated with conservative goals.
What's interesting is the populace movement of fundamentalism is starting to mirror that approach that elite fundamentalism has long had of trying to have influence across the political spectrum.
I wouldn't give up on Russia. I think they have legitimate security concerns from Islamic fundamentalism, not only on their border but in their country.
The more we can do to support and promulgate the intellectual traditions of the Abrahamic faiths - of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam - the better armed we will be to fight fundamentalism.
I am convinced that Christian fundamentalism is a far greater threat to this country than Muslim terrorists could ever be.
Both Hindu, as well as Islamic fundamentalism, feed on the poverty of the masses.
That sort of fundamentalism which treats possession of private property not as a desirable economic and personal asset but as a condition of liberty is a form of primitive religion.
It is all too easy to mistake passion that can change its mind for fundamentalism, which never will.
Over the years I realized the damage fundamentalism did to my own spiritual and mental health. I've spend time recovering, studying scripture, sessions with a therapist, twelve step recovery.
Fundamentalism, in and of itself, is benign and can be personally beneficial, but the anger and prejudice generated by extreme beliefs can permanently damage your brain.
Fundamentalism is not bred in poverty. There are plenty of poor countries in the world that don't have violence because amid the poverty there is a kind of justice and in some countries a democracy.
With the rise of self- awareness, all separatisms cease to exist - all delusions cease to exist.
Unlike most other world religions, Buddhism has never been too rigid in its structure.
Patriotism or Nationalism without reasoning is what I call “Nationalist Fundamentalism”, which is as dangerous as “Religious Fundamentalism”.
Any religion that does not evolve with time, either gets destroyed or destroys the world.
Mother Nature created God as a neurological anti-depressant sentiment, but Man tore that God apart into pieces and made citadels of differentiation out of them.
The belief that the world was created yesterday seems to hold great appeal to those born at that time.
Any book that spreads weakness in the heart of one gender, and authoritarianism in the other, must be burnt to ashes.
Christ the man died long ago, but Christ the idea of love, still exists, not in any church, rather in the mind of humans.
Terrorism is born of fundamentalism not of religion.
Terrorism has nothing to do with religion, Islam or otherwise. Terrorism is born of fundamentalism not of religion.
You must remember, the so-called Jihadis who are in reality, mentally unstable individuals run by Quranic fundamentalists, do not represent the whole Muslim population of the world.
When a person irrationally and quite pathologically sticks to the creeds of his scriptures too much, it can turn even a great human being into the worst version of himself.
Scriptures are meant to serve humanity, not humanity to serve scriptures.
You didn't learn the Bible as a Fundamentalist. You learned fragments of Old Testament legalism mixed with Behaviorism & Nietzschean ethics
In the world of primitive savages, religion and bigotry go hand in hand. But, in the world of civilized humans, religion and reason must go hand in hand.
If a God tends to reinforce the prejudices in a society instead of diminishing them from the society, then such God is worse than Cancer.
You can safely assume you've created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do.
These quasi-faithful are growing in strength. They are the fundamentalists today, and they abound in all the religions.
Politicians like the effect of alcohol because it makes them feel important.
Grief, my friend, forces us to search our souls and find answers to issues that constrain us from becoming better human beings.
Faith goes hand in hand with the belief in a supreme purpose that includes everybody, a purpose that is for mankind’s ultimate peace, harmony and happiness.
The best way to avoid a catastrophic conflict of beliefs is to be more compassionate about other people’s beliefs as long as they do not advocate for prejudices, bigotry and sectarianism.