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This 10 page paper explores the dangers of Christian, Islamic and Jewish fundamentalism and concludes that the three are virtually identical. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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The student will want to start the paper with a brief description of fundamentalism itself as a foundation for the other research. As he gathers information about each type of
fundamentalism, he can compare it to the general definition as well as to the other types. Religious fundamentalism as thought of by most people is not truly what religious fundamentalism
is. Its fair to say that when people hear the term "fundamentalist" they immediately have a mental image of a narrow-minded, intolerant, religious bigot who believes that they and only
they have been given the true word of God, and therefore everyone else is wrong. This gives fundamentalists the idea that their actions are sanctioned by God, and they
can pretty much do as they please. While this unattractive picture may be true in some cases, it really is only the popular conception of what fundamentalism is. We need
a much more precise definition. If we approach fundamentalism from a more scholarly view, and avoid the popular misconceptions, we find this: "Fundamentalist describes a movement to return to what
is considered the defining or founding principles of the religion" (Fundamentalism, 2006). It is used especially to describe any sect that has broken away from the religion in which it
first arose, "on the basis that fundamental principles upon which the larger religious group is supposedly founded have become corrupt or displaced by alternative principles hostile to its identity" (Fundamentalism,
2006). In other words, fundamentalist sects find that the churches in which they started have wandered away from the principles and beliefs on which they were founded. Further, the "formation
of a separate identity is deemed necessary on account of a perception that the religious community has surrendered its ability to define itself in religious terms" (Fundamentalism, 2006). The basic
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