Compassion is the key in Islam and Buddhism and Judaism and Christianity. They are profoundly similar.
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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.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Fundamentalists believe that God is pushed aside in modern society and strive to restore Him to a prominent role.
In this quote, Karen Armstrong highlights the perspective of fundamentalists who perceive a growing secularism that marginalizes religious beliefs and values. They often respond by attempting to reposition God from the sidelines back to the forefront of societal discourse, interpreting this as a spiritual necessity in a world increasingly driven by secular ideologies.
Themes
FundamentalismSecularismReligionSocietyGod
In practice
Example use cases
During a debate on the role of religion in modern education, one might cite this quote to discuss perspectives on the influence of secularism.
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