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Fundamentalism
The document explores various forms of fundamentalism, including contemporary Jewish, Islamic, and Christian movements, highlighting their historical contexts and core beliefs. It emphasizes the political dimensions of these ideologies, such as their responses to Western influence and socio-economic inequalities. Additionally, the text discusses the philosophical underpinnings of fundamentalism, including their views on authority, secular humanism, and the role of government in promoting religious values.
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Fundamentalism
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- 8. What do theybelieve? Government enforcement of strict observance of traditional religious beliefs Halakah Enlargement of Jewish settlements in Gaza and West Bank
- 9. What do theybelieve? Government enforcement of strict observance of traditional religious beliefs Halakah Enlargement of Jewish settlements in Gaza and West Bank
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- 11. A response tothree factors: Decolonialization of the Middle East following (and during) World War II. The creation of Israel in 1948. The continuing influence of Western ideas and practices on Islamic countries.
- 12. A response tothree factors: Decolonialization of the Middle East following (and during) World War II. The creation of Israel in 1948. The continuing influence of Western ideas and practices on Islamic countries.
- 13. A response tothree factors: Decolonialization of the Middle East following (and during) World War II. The creation of Israel in 1948. The continuing influence of Western ideas and practices on Islamic countries.
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- 16. Opposition to Shahfueled by: Fundamentalist criticism of the Shah himself The Westernization of Iran The brutality of the Shah’s police and security forces Growing and persistent economic inequalities in Iran.
- 17. Opposition to Shahfueled by: Fundamentalist criticism of the Shah himself The Westernization of Iran The brutality of the Shah’s police and security forces Growing and persistent economic inequalities in Iran.
- 18. Opposition to Shahfueled by: Fundamentalist criticism of the Shah himself The Westernization of Iran The brutality of the Shah’s police and security forces Growing and persistent economic inequalities in Iran.
- 19. Opposition to Shahfueled by: Fundamentalist criticism of the Shah himself The Westernization of Iran The brutality of the Shah’s police and security forces Growing and persistent economic inequalities in Iran.
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- 29. Opposition to contemporaryliberalism, secular humanism
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- 32. Fundamentalism Strict adherenceto ancient or fundamental doctrines, with no concessions to modern developments in thought or customs.
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- 36. “ If Godbe for us, who can be against us?”
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- 46. Secular Humanism Public/PrivateSplit, Banishment of Religion from Public Sphere
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- 48. Secular Humanism Public/PrivateSplit, Banishment of Religion from Public Sphere Science Individualism
- 49. Secular Humanism Public/PrivateSplit, Banishment of Religion from Public Sphere Science Individualism Relativism & Multiculturalism
- 50. Relativism the viewpointthat all beliefs and practices are simply matters of taste, including those beliefs of the fundamentalists. No belief or practice may be viewed as objectively correct.
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- 53. Superpatriotism the tendencyto place nationalistic pride and supremacy above every other public consideration, the readiness to follow our leaders uncritically in their dealings with other nations, especially confrontations involving the use of military force and violence.
- 54. “ We arenot deceived by their pretenses to piety. We have seen their kind before. They are the heirs of all the murderous ideologies of the 20th century. By sacrificing human life to serve their radical visions – by abandoning every value except the will to power – they follow in the path of fascism, and Nazism, and totalitarianism. ” President George W. Bush, “Address to a Joint Session of Congress and the American People”
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- 56. Totalitarianism the completecontrol of society – government, social, economic, cultural institutions – in order to fulfill an ideological vision of how society should be organized and how life should be lived.
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- 61. Jewish & ChristianFundamentalists vs. Muslim Fundamentalists
- 62. Fundamentalism and AuthorityBelieve that government power should be exercised to promote a community of believers and the moral conduct their faith requires of them. Government should not prohibit the expression of religious beliefs, but facilitate the free display of the dominant religious orientation. Public education – instead of teaching secular humanism, cultural pluralism and relativism – should teach the superiority of the cultures, religion of the fundamentalists. Instead of a complete freedom of speech, governments should regulate non-political speech which denigrates sacred values and accepted morality. Accept individual freedoms, but want government, religious authority to promote the moral values, actions emphasized in their particular religious beliefs.