Is fundamental extremist an oximoron? Please read?

Question

First, define the two words:

Fundamentalist
1. A usually religious movement or point of view characterized by a return to fundamental principles, by rigid adherence to those principles, and often by intolerance of other views and opposition to secularism.



2. extremist:
a person who holds extreme views


So, a fundamental extremist would be some who takes the basic teachings of Islam (or whatever religion) to the extreme.

So, these "terrorist " muslim, whom people call "fundamnetal extremists" are , by definition, taking Islam's BASIC teachings to the extreme. So, Islam DOES teach these BASIC prinicipals.

Were there ever any Judaism "fundamental extremists"?

Ill give you the Catholic Crusades, but are there any other christians who are "fundamental extremist?"

Answer 1

yes, unfortunately, we Jews have our fundamentalists also, pity, but a fact of life . . they sit mainly in the occupied territories and threaten the government when it comes to giving the land back . . yes, they are "extremeists"

Answer 2

It's not an oxymoron at all. The problem is that you've got your adjectives tangled up there.

The 'fundamantal' part is meant to refer to the sect's views: they are usually simplified, rigid, and intolerant.

The 'extremist' part is meant to suggest that although the SECT sees their views as fundamental, the larger movement DOES NOT, and in fact considers them to be aberrent.

So an fundamental extremist is someone who rigidly adheres to views that even the larger group of his people would tend to disavow. Most Christians consider the crusades to be the opposite of good Christianity, and most Muslims consider suicide bombing to be the opposite of good Islam.

I suppose that they don't call such people extreme fundamentalists because that puts the emphasis on the fundamental part, instead of the extreme part which is the more significant!

Answer 3

Its OXYMORON....but I digress....

Yes, there were fundamental extremist Jews - in fact, they were around at the time of Jesus, and are the REASON for Jesus. They were called the Zealots. About 30 years before Jesus was born, they warred with the Romans, attempting to remove them from Jerusalem. They were almost wiped out. They then arranged the marriage between Joseph and Mary, so that they would give birth to a descendant of the House of Israel and thhe House of David - because Mary was a House of David Member, and Joseph was a House of Israel member... They then molded Jesus into the "messiah" spoken of in the OT, hoping that he would "save" Jerusalem from the Romans. When Jesus entered into the Temple and threw out the money changers, he did another thing that really pissed off the Zealots - he gave the wrong message. When asked about taxes, he said to go ahead and pay them...which is exactly ythe OPPOSITE of what the Zealots wanted him to say - they wanted him to tell people not to pay taxes, that way they could start another war with Rome. When Jesus failed to do what the Zealots had set him up for, they had him crucified - which is why the Jews are blamed for his execution.... BTW< crucifiction was reserved ONLY for those convicted of POLITICAL CRIMES - not religious ones...