The word ‘fundamentalist’ has no meaning, and when the world starts accusing Christians on the basis of fundamentalism it merely shows they have run out of arguments.

There is no meaningful similarity between Born Again Christians and terrorists — they are evil, cruel, deluded, murdering monsters; we are righteous, loving, pro-life and enlightened. The number of terrorists and fanatics who claim to derive their motivation from Christian belief is so vanishingly small — vastly less than the percentage of the violently mentally ill (proof in itself of the healing power of Christ) — that not even the continuous glare of media spotlight can make it seem otherwise.

So, experts in deceit as they are, the Left coined the term ‘Christian fundamentalist’ and, over-accommodating as always, we find ourselves debating it.

What meaningful definition can fundamentalism have?

Does it mean people with a simplified understanding of their religion or philosophy? If so, given that half of the believers of any religion will be, by definition, people of below average intelligence, this is just ivory tower scorn, unfit for discussion.

Does it mean people who believe something deeply and sincerely, perhaps lacking sufficient modernist angst and post-modern irony? If so, it’s nothing but a trite fashion statement.

Christians and terrorists have nothing in common; but terrorists, Communists, militant atheists and such have much in common — they are all amoral, unrighteous and anti-life. To highlight this similarity no new words are required. There are familiar words — ‘evil’ for one — that describe it perfectly.