Compassion is the key in Islam and Buddhism and Judaism and Christianity. They are profoundly similar.
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Fundamentalists are not friends of democracy. And that includes your fundamentalists in the United States.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Fundamentalists oppose democratic values and processes, including those in the U.S.
This quote by Karen Armstrong highlights the inherent conflict between fundamentalist ideologies and democratic principles. Fundamentalists tend to uphold rigid beliefs that may undermine the pluralism and open dialogue essential for a healthy democracy, suggesting that their presence in any society, including the United States, poses a challenge to democratic values and governance.
Themes
FundamentalismDemocracyPoliticsValuesPluralism
In practice
Example use cases
During a political discussion about the challenges faced by democracy, one might reference this quote to emphasize the risks posed by extremist beliefs.
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When violence becomes imbedded in a region, then this affects everything. It affects your dreams, your fantasies and relationships, and your religion becomes violent, too.
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Far from being the father of jihad, [Prophet] Mohammad was a peacemaker, who risked his life and nearly lost the loyalty of his closest companions because he was determined to effect a reconciliation with Mecca
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Yes, all fundamentalists feel that in a secular society, God has been relegated to the margin, to the periphery and they are all in different ways seeking to drag him out of that peripheral position, back to center stage.
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Religion is a search for transcendence. But transcendence isn't necessarily sited in an external god, which can be a very unspiritual, unreligious concept.
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