I draw a lot of my conception of fundamentalism from what I read on this site, that and being subjected to it in my youth for many years. And what I draw from here is deeply concerning. It demonstrates many parallels between Islam and itself.I think I understand what you are trying to say.
Look, we are imperfect beings with limited understanding and sometimes we have to rise above our experiences to understand the truth.
When I was a kid I stuck a nail in a 220VAC outlet and woke up across the room. Is electricity bad? Nope, but that incident did make me wary of how electricity can hurt and kill.
Christianity has been abused and distorted by many throught time for their own ends, e.g. Divine Right, Forced Conversion, Jim Baker, Branch Davidians, and more recently TBN.
Are those examples Christianity? No, they are distortions. Are some of those people considered "fundamentalists?" Yes.
Islam is not being distorted or being practiced in an extreme way. Islam is inherently violent and cruel, with no system of atonement other than the whim of their god.
Christianity is the foundation for western civilization and much of the scientific and social advancements that we enjoy today.
"Look, we are imperfect beings with limited understanding and sometimes we have to rise above our experiences to understand the truth."
Absolutely, and I spend much of my time trying to do just that.
"When I was a kid I stuck a nail in a 220VAC outlet and woke up across the room"
Ouch, I had a similar incident when I was a kid with a portable TV. And I too woke up across the room. Ever since then I have had an undying respect for electricity.
And yes I understand that people are imperfect and make mistakes; I don't expect them to be perfect. I do expect them to be called on it.
It too a certain degree is like what is going on in the Catholic Church with all of the molestation charges. I can remember jokes about that from when I was a kid and that was 40 years ago. So it's not like people have not known about this for a long time, it's just that they have not called those who are responsible on it. Most likely out of fear
After all Christianity is a religion of fear at its core, fear of the Lord, Bush is a God fearing man, etc, etc. A life lived in fear is no life at all.