Islam is a religion of terrorism. That seems to be the outlook of many Americans at least. But if Islam is looked at from a macro perspective, it is easy to see that acts of terror, violence, and intolerance are regulated to a small portion of the population. Other Muslims take no part in crimes or violence.
So what really should Americans be targeting? Fundamentalism. That is the root of religious dissension. Fundamentalists, which come from all religions, never accept tolerance and go to extreme means to get religious objectives completed. They are the cause of strife and the current mindset that religions cannot live harmoniously with one another.
What is important here, is to remember that not only Muslims are fundamentalist. Christians (Religious Right, Family, KKK), Hindus (VJP), Buddhists, Jains, and Sikhs will always have their own fundamentals. But that doesn't mean that they should ruin the image of followers as a whole.
Some key similarities of fundamentalists are
1. Strong Basis on Texts
2. Taking the texts literally- meaning they are not open to interpretation
3. Intolerance of other religions
4. Divinity of religious leaders
5. Secularism causes problems
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