The Fundamentals of Extremism Quotes

“Also problematic is the Christian Right’s blocking of legislation that would otherwise give people options to reduce or end their pain and suffering. It opposes medicinal marijuana for the terminally ill and calls for prosecuting doctors who euthanize terminally ill patients at the patients’ requests.”
― Kimberly Blaker, The Fundamentals of Extremism: The Christian Right in America

“Chapter 2 THE GATHERING STORM by Edwin F. Kagin I want you to just let a wave of intolerance wash over you. I want you to let a wave of hatred wash over you. Yes, hate is good . . . Our goal is a Christian nation. We have a Biblical duty; we are called by God, to conquer this country. We don't want equal time. We don't want pluralism.43 Randall Terry, founder of the anti-abortion organization, Operation Rescue Fundamentalism has been increasing around the world, including the United States, among Christians, Muslims, Hindus, and Jews.44 This has been seen in the growth of born-again or evangelical Christians, which rose from thirty-two percent to thirty-seven percent from 1986 to 1990 alone. And in 1993, the fastest growing church in America was the Church of God in Christ, a fundamentalist Protestant denomination.45 According to a 1993 Gallup Poll, the majority of Americans at that time held traditional beliefs. In spite of a drop in religious interest during the 1960s and 1970s, fundamentalism has since continued to increase.46 Many Christians with characteristics similar or identical to fundamentalists do not consider themselves such. Still, about fifty percent of the sixty million born-again Christians in the United States claim the fundamentalist identity. At the same time, mainstream Protestant denominations are declining. 47”
― Kimberly Blaker, The Fundamentals of Extremism: The Christian Right in America

“Yet, what do Ritalin and AD/HD have to do with all of this? The devastating effects of untreated AD/HD are well established. Therefore, if Ritalin use is reduced, more students would fail and drop out of school, educational assessment test scores would drop, and behavior problems and drug use would be on the rise—leading to an increase in school suspension and expulsion rates. All of this would create an illusion that public schools have failed, thereby strengthening support for vouchers and school privatization.”
― Kimberly Blaker, The Fundamentals of Extremism: The Christian Right in America

“James Watt, the Secretary of the Interior under Reagan claimed, “We don't have to protect the environment, the Second Coming is at hand.”98”
― Kimberly Blaker, The Fundamentals of Extremism: The Christian Right in America

“Our nation was established on principles that deliberately and expressly rejected the forced state-sanctioned religiosity that was attempted by fundamentalists who put together the “Mayflower Compact.”
― Kimberly Blaker, The Fundamentals of Extremism: The Christian Right in America