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    %FUNDAMENTALISTS MOTIVATED DESIRE SEPARATE SELF+940622
      %OTHER VIRTUE JUDGE CONDEMN MAINTAIN CONFLICT+940622
       %ALIENATION PERSONAL COMMUNAL DISINTEGRATION 940622

     To  the  extent that fundamentalists are motivated by
the  desire   to  separate themselves   from less virtuous
people  whom they  judge and condemn as being unworthy  of
acceptance---to    that    extent    fundamentalists   are
motivated  by  tragically disintegrative ideals,   values,
doctrines, and fundamentals.

     We   need  to  observe the self-chosen separation  of
fundamentalists  from those whom they separate themselves;
and  see  to what extent their alienation is occasioned by
forms  of idealism,   perfectionism,   values,   legalism,
judgmentalism, etc.   How often do fundamentalists seek to
resolve  conflicts,   promote mutual  understanding,  seek
reconciliation   or  ask   forgiveness   for    alienative
behaviors? How often do fundamentalists seek  to  identify
common  ground between themselves and others  in  commonly
shared  ideals,  values, hopes,  aspirations,  and  goals.
People who fail to seek common  ground  often  end  up  on
battle grounds in  conflicts between people who  see  each
other  as essentially evil---even  though  all of them are
children of  God  and loved by God.

                                                                                                                               
                         (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in      
                    (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy)  
                                                                                                                               
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