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Science101
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It is true that fundamentalist Christians are trying to spread their religion but at the same time many of them are only damaging it by being unreasonable. That has led to a movement of people who no longer follow them. Here's one person discussing why they are no longer Christian.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cq5TWTTPHF8
That is true.
Although we as Muslims should not support the Fundamentalists, we should keep in mind they are even more of a threat to Christianity than they are to us. They are not only out to convert Muslims, they are also out to convert mainstream Christians away from Christianity.
Fundamentalists often have very radical ideas and are very aggressive and zealous in promoting their beliefs. they are very difficult to deal with as they often have their own concept as to what Christianity is and often it is much different than what many non-Christians believe Christianity is. The refutations about Christians often will not make sense to a fundementalist.
As stated above, mainstream Christians fear them just as much as if not more than we do. the mainstream denominations often view them as being destructive and in error.
Wiki appears to describe them reasonably accurate. Here is an excerpt from wiki.
The nature of the Christian fundamentalist movement, while originally a united effort within conservative evangelicalism, evolved during the early-to-mid 1900s to become more separatist in nature and more characteristically dispensational in its theology. Most fundamentalists have strongly opposed the Roman Catholic Church for theological reasons; in recent years there has been limited political cooperation between individuals in each group on certain social issues, such as abortion. However, the relationships between Fundamentalist Christians and Catholics are still often strained due to historical/cultural perceptions and strongly divergent views on a number of theological issues.
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If you are curious, the source for the quote is:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundame...t_Christianity