Critics of religion often warn against the danger of fundamentalism. Without doubt, many philosophical convictions and worldviews carry a risk of exaggeration and narrow-mindedness that may result in political extremism. But that is equally true of secularist movements – perhaps even more than for religious ones. It is therefore regrettable to observe how the term “fundamentalism” is being turned into an instrument of demagoguery by certain secularist movements, which themselves are much more extremist than any of the religious groups they are targeting with such critique.
In the News
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July 19th, 2011
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July 19th, 2011Homosexual groups and atheists in the United Kingdom are not happy with their own government’s Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHR) decision to defend Christians who have faced discrimination based on their faith.
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July 18th, 2011Young men in Jersey aged 16-21 are being encouraged to use condoms, as part of a new campaign.
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July 18th, 2011WASHINGTON, July 18, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) - America’s top pornography opponent is sponsoring a series of webcast events focusing on how pornography harms one of its most forgotten victims: children.
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July 18th, 2011PREGNANCY testing, chlamydia screening and the availability of free condoms in Derby's secondary schools will tackle the city's teenage pregnancy rate, according to a top NHS chief.
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July 18th, 2011A Sydney man who was held down on his bed and whipped up to 40 times by strangers had recently converted to Islam and was reportedly being punished for drinking.
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July 18th, 2011Almost half of today's medical students say they would object to carrying out an abortion on a baby with congenital abnormalities later than 24 weeks in pregnancy.
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July 18th, 2011Concern about termination services is rising, with fewer doctors willing to perform the procedure, DoH says
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July 18th, 2011Independent reviewer of terrorism laws advises government to back down on manifesto promise to ban Islamist group
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July 18th, 2011The Open Marriage, by Nena and George O’Neill, was published in 1972, as the sexual revolution gathered steam in America. The best-selling book encouraged spouses to “to strip marriage of its antiquated ideals” and, most famously in one chapter, to explore sexual partnerships outside their marriage, if they so desired.