Originally Posted by matthew330

I think fundamentalism here needs to be defined. The trend i've seen here defines christian fundamentalists as someone who goes to church on sundays, or a politician who reference god in public; while an islamic fundamentalist = someone who fly's planes into buildings. Clearly one of these fundamentalists' faith in god is a threat to the constitution.

Seriously, what is it about christian fundamentalism that scares liberals so much. Admitedly born-again's are a bit weird, but the most impact they've ever had on my life is an unplanned awkward conversation at a community get-to-gether or something. You can all guess what an impact islamic fundamentalism has had.

I guess what i'm asking is....Why does fundamentism in christianity, as broadly as it's apparently defined, invoke hatred; but fundamentalism in islam invoke sympathy, and convenient references to stereotypes?