By Mike Kirwan Venice
Ron Lowe is right in his letter (“Fundamentalists spell our doom,” May 18) about the dangers of the religious fundamentalists. It matters little if they are Muslim, Christian or any other religion. Religious fundamentalists are all the same — theirs is the only true faith, there is no other salvation than their way. If you do not believe as they do, you will end up in hell. Religious fundamentalists are not content to simply believe as they wish, they want others to do the same. By passing laws, if necessary, to force everyone to act as they believe to be correct and by pressuring politicians to act in the manner that they believe is correct, theirs is the only way to act when setting policies.
Mr. Lowe, and anyone else, may feel free to use the term “Christian Taliban.” That is the term that most accurately describes those of their ilk.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on May 26, 2007. Read the original PDF.