warbaby
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What do you see as the difference between religious fundamentalism and religious extremism? To me the difference is between belief and action.
In the US, for example, we have quite a few Christian fundamentalists, meaning they believe the Bible is the literal and inerrant word of God. However, they don't, for the most part, act on those beliefs. They don't go around stoning sinners or force their daughters to marry their rapists and so forth. They talk the talk but don't walk the walk. Don't get me wrong, I'm GLAD they don't walk the walk.
To me, extremists walk the walk. ISIS is an extremist group because they actually act on their religious beliefs. Of course they have the means to do so. I wonder how many fundamentalists of other religions would be extremists if they had the means to do so.
How do you define the difference, if any?
Christian extremists live their lives using Jesus as their model. Muslim extremists live their lives using Mohammed as their model.