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Originally Posted by powerclown
Yes, but don't you (figuratively) make a distinction between religious fundamentalism within the context of a secular, democratic society, and religious fundamentalism within the context of a religious theocracy? People can think whatever they want, hold any extreme viewpoint they want, but at the end of the day...the political structures of the 2 societies are radically different. In the first, the radical holds relatively little power, in the other it is all-powerful.
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Have you forgotten that only a few centuries ago we struggled to put down a theocracy so we could replace it with our current system. We have a secular, democratic society because those who came before us struggled to bring it about. I don't think for a second that Fundamentalist Christians wouldn't jump at the chance to have a theocracy once more.
In fact, there are members here who seem to suggest that secularism isn't a done deal that we should perhaps rethink it. Personally, that sort of suggestion doesn't sit well with me, nor should it with you I should think.
I am fine if a religious person wants to practice their religion, so long as it doesn't interfere with me. I am not so sure that all religious people can say the same. People such as Falwell show is this sort of thing in action.