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Because he speaks their language<\/a>. \u00a0Of course the word\u00a0fundamentalism\u00a0<\/i>is a slippery one, and yet today the vaguely defined group known as Fundamentalists are the Jews or Gays or Communists of yesteryear. \u00a0Say anything negative you want about them, and you\u2019ll be applauded.<\/p>\n

Now, the trick is knowing that we are all fundamentalists, and we are all liberal. \u00a0There are some things we won\u2019t budge on. \u00a0Say, opposing the Global Warming bandwagon. \u00a0I don\u2019t see Pope Francis being very\u00a0tolerant or open to dissension\u00a0<\/a>on that one. \u00a0Likewise, we\u2019re pretty liberal about things we don\u2019t like or don\u2019t care about.<\/p>\n

And yet, in just a couple decades, Fundamentalists, Terrorists \u00a0and Nazis have become one and the same. \u00a0Contrast that to only some years ago, when the liberal television show West Wing<\/i> had an episode reminding viewers that fundamentalists and terrorists were not, in fact, the same (though despising fundamentalists was certainly understandable):<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1YbN65un7F0<\/a>\n

So with the liberal redefining of the terms to say that the vaguely defined Fundamentalism is inherently evil and wicked, and Pope Francis agreeing, rather than calling for nuance and a reminder not to assume evil is always because of \u2018those sinners over there\u2019, once again he repeats the words of liberalism\u2019s latest gospel. \u00a0And does so with aplomb. \u00a0The type of aplomb that would typically be associated with \u2013 you guessed it \u2013 your average stereotypical fundamentalist.<\/p>\n

Note to Pope Francis: Listen to his answer in the clip when it is is mentioned that Christian fundamentalists are the equivalent of Islamic terrorism.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"