Atheistic fundamentalism?

Question

It seems, at least in some people's eyes, hordes of us are on the march. Unstoppable, unreasonable, not open to debate...

From a BBC news article.
Dr Barry Morgan [The Archbishop of Wales] said: "All of this is what I would call the new "fundamentalism" of our age. It allows no room for disagreement, for doubt, for debate, for discussion.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7156783.stm

Does he mean us?

But then he is also against "Biblical fundamentalism":
"God is not exclusive, he is on the side of the whole of humanity with all its variety."
Is that recognisably Christianity? Biblical Christianity?

Comments from atheists, athiests, Christians and others are welcome.

Answer 1

He means that because of the many different religions that occur when people from other countries immigrate and mix in the schools that the schools are having to adopt a no-religion creed to avoid offending families. An example that I have from over 20 years ago is that while teaching 4th graders we used workbooks with workpages depicting Christmas. I sent one of these pages home as homework and received word from a parent that I was not to send those or ones covering birthdays home again and their child was not to see them. They believed that one should receive gifts everyday, not just on their birthday or at Christmas.
Actually as a Christian, this does not offend me. I placed my son in a Christian church school for most of his life. It was only when he became interested in science that he became an agnostic. What offends me is that we cannot publicly declare our religion. The incident in the article regarding the stewardess who was suspended for wearing a cross is ridiculous. If she was speaking about her religion it would be different, but wearing a symbol is legal.
What we have to remember is that God is all around us and that He made the other religions. It might not have been His intention, but when He gave man free-will the other religions came from that. I would not get on my soap box about my beliefs, but I would insist on being able to wear the symbol of my belief.
Yes, the comment that "God is not exclusive" is recognizably Christian...not Biblical Christianity but Christian all the same. He is God whether called Yahweh, Jehovah, God or Allah.

Answer 2

The world is headed for a more politically correct way of living. Things like say ''Happy Holidays'', companies prohibiting wearing religious attire while at work etc. are one way of equalizing everyone. I don't know where this trend came from. I know that there are probably not enough Atheists in the world to have caused this. I think maybe it comes from the knowledge that religious differences are a major cause of our problems. It is most likely a result of the movement toward globalization. I personally like the trend. Religion should be practiced on a very personal and private level. The Archbishop is just using the Atheists to battle this movement. WE are an easy target to single out. Yahoo Answers has probably also brought a lot of attention to us Atheists.
I hope now someone will finally decide to take religion out of the classroom completely. It should have never been there. Our public schools have children in them from various religious or non religious backgrounds. Subjecting them to one idea of religion should have never been allowed.
As for the stewardess wearing her cross. The person above me stated that if she had been *speaking* about her religion it would have been different. But wearing a cross is a communication of her beliefs.
I for one am all for leveling the playing field.

Answer 3

Fundamentally sounds more like the same thing they were trying to figure out from the beginning and just love to go around acting like it is a new argument with a new solution when after all it is still the same boring old new thing.

Answer 4

Theists often portray the atheist rejection of unevidenced "supernatural" assertions as an extremist position.

Answer 5

atheism doesn't have a dogma to be fundamental about.

unless you count the one requirement, not believing in god, as dogma. In which case, yes, every atheist is a fundamentalist, there's only one fundamental.