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The term '''fundamentalism''' was first applied to Protestants in the United States in the 1920s, but it now represents a set of [[phenomena]] that can be observed in most [[cultures]] where [[religion]] has influence and especially in cultures where religion dominates. Fundamentalism is almost always associated with religion, but some scholars also see it as an [[Frame of reference|outlook on life]] that can characterize the non-religious as well. In fact, some scholars claim that those who are devoted without question to the [[Scientific method|scientific worldview]] sometimes approach it as uncritically as most scientists see religious fundamentalists defending their worldviews.

The term '''fundamentalism''' was first applied to Protestants in the United States in the 1920s, but it now represents a set of [[phenomena]] that can be observed in most [[cultures]] where [[religion]] has influence and especially in cultures where religion dominates. Fundamentalism is almost always associated with religion, but some scholars also see it as an [[Frame of reference|outlook on life]] that can characterize the non-religious as well. In fact, some scholars claim that those who are devoted without question to the [[Scientific method|scientific worldview]] sometimes approach it as uncritically as most scientists see religious fundamentalists defending their worldviews.

 

==History==

==History==

===Early 20th Century===

===Early 20th Century===

==Contemporary Expression==

==Contemporary Expression==

A [[conservative]] turn in American [[politics]] during the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/70%27s 1970s] gave fundamentalists a new opportunity to bring their agenda before the [[public]]. Through movements such as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_majority Moral Majority] and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_coalition Christian Coalition], fundamentalists became extensively involved in political [[action]] during the 1970s and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/80%27s 1980s], and formed the core of the "new religious right." Although the religious right supported a range of conservative positions on [[policy]] issues, the fundamentalists' primary goal was again to reform American [[society]] by addressing issues of [[faith]] and [[morality]]. They were especially concerned with trends that appeared either to undermine traditional religious [[belief]] or to limit the traditional role of religion in American life. They again confronted the issue of the teaching of evolution in public schools, now cast as a conflict between [[Darwin]]ian theory and [[creationism]], a defense of the Biblical account of creation presented in scientific terms; and in a number of locales, primarily in the South and West, they succeeded in influencing [[curricula]]r policies, although not to the point of banning evolution from [[science]] classes. Their concern with the public role of religion not only involved them most directly in the effort to restore [[prayer]] to the public schools, but also engaged them in the [[debates]] over a variety of social issues and public policy that they believed should be guided by religious principles. These issues included gay rights, pornography, immorality in the [[entertainment]] industry, and equal rights for women. They continued to face strong opposition from moderates and liberals on these issues, but, nonetheless, their efforts to organize politically substantially enhanced their influence on American culture, particularly during the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_reagan Reagan administration] of the 1980s, when candidates such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_robertson Pat Robertson] entered the active political arena.

A [[conservative]] turn in American [[politics]] during the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/70%27s 1970s] gave fundamentalists a new opportunity to bring their agenda before the [[public]]. Through movements such as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_majority Moral Majority] and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_coalition Christian Coalition], fundamentalists became extensively involved in political [[action]] during the 1970s and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/80%27s 1980s], and formed the core of the "new religious right." Although the religious right supported a range of conservative positions on [[policy]] issues, the fundamentalists' primary goal was again to reform American [[society]] by addressing issues of [[faith]] and [[morality]]. They were especially concerned with trends that appeared either to undermine traditional religious [[belief]] or to limit the traditional role of religion in American life. They again confronted the issue of the teaching of evolution in public schools, now cast as a conflict between [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwinian_Theory Darwinian theory] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creationism creationism], a defense of the Biblical account of creation presented in scientific terms; and in a number of locales, primarily in the South and West, they succeeded in influencing [[curricula]]r policies, although not to the point of banning evolution from [[science]] classes. Their concern with the public role of religion not only involved them most directly in the effort to restore [[prayer]] to the public schools, but also engaged them in the [[debates]] over a variety of social issues and public policy that they believed should be guided by religious principles. These issues included gay rights, pornography, immorality in the [[entertainment]] industry, and equal rights for women. They continued to face strong opposition from moderates and liberals on these issues, but, nonetheless, their efforts to organize politically substantially enhanced their influence on American culture, particularly during the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_reagan Reagan administration] of the 1980s, when candidates such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_robertson Pat Robertson] entered the active political arena.

 

==Quote==

==Quote==

The materialistic [[scientist]] and the extreme [[idealist]] are destined always to be at loggerheads. This is not true of those scientists and idealists who are in possession of a common [[standard]] of high [[moral]] [[values]] and [[spiritual]] test levels. In every age [[scientists]] and [[religion]]ists must recognize that they are on [[trial]] before the bar of [[human]] need. They must eschew all [[warfare]] between themselves while they strive valiantly to justify their continued survival by enhanced [[devotion]] to the [[service]] of human [[progress]]. If the so-called [[science]] or [[religion]] of any age is false, then must it either purify its activities or pass away before the emergence of a material science or spiritual religion of a truer and more [[worthy]] order.[http://urantia.org/cgi-bin/webglimpse/mfs/usr/local/www/data/papers?link=http://mercy.urantia.org/papers/paper132.html&file=/usr/local/www/data/papers/paper132.html&line=51#mfs]

The materialistic [[scientist]] and the extreme [[idealist]] are destined always to be at loggerheads. This is not true of those scientists and idealists who are in possession of a common [[standard]] of high [[moral]] [[values]] and [[spiritual]] test levels. In every age [[scientists]] and [[religion]]ists must recognize that they are on [[trial]] before the bar of [[human]] need. They must eschew all [[warfare]] between themselves while they strive valiantly to justify their continued survival by enhanced [[devotion]] to the [[service]] of human [[progress]]. If the so-called [[science]] or [[religion]] of any age is false, then must it either purify its activities or pass away before the emergence of a material science or spiritual religion of a truer and more [[worthy]] order.[http://urantia.org/cgi-bin/webglimpse/mfs/usr/local/www/data/papers?link=http://mercy.urantia.org/papers/paper132.html&file=/usr/local/www/data/papers/paper132.html&line=51#mfs]

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