The key word in your post is fundamental. All religions have their fundamentalists. This does not mean that all followers of said religion are fundamentalists. Fundies get the most press because they are the extreme.People need to learn to get along with other people of differing beliefs. Multiculturalism can work if we all learn to accept that others do not believe as we do. I cannot see the point in shunning an entire group of people that do not have the same belief as I do. Everybody has something to offer and their spiritual beliefs are but one part of that person. Certainly there are plenty among us who will disagree with me and that is totally fine. I had a friend who was raised in a very religious household and his beliefs are strong and unbending,and it is probably because of that reason that he has branded me as a horrible person. I think that religion has a place, however when it is taken to extremes it cancels out the original intent. The tenets of most religions are very similar to one another and they do speak to living a principled life. At their very best they can teach valuable lessons, at their worst they can be like what you described above.
Islam itself is not bad, there are a lot of mis perceptions that occur and people tend to further their own agendas in the name of religion. I will say that I am not a member of any religion and have no ax to grind against those that are.... personally I go to church every time I step outside.
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