Examples Of Fundamentalism And Extremist Ideology

Fundamentalism and Extremist Ideologies: Paris With the recent act of terrorism in Paris, I felt that it was appropriate to write about it in my learning journal regarding extremist ideologies . Out of the multiple events that took place in Paris, a group called ISIS took credit for it. The religious intolerance started to happen once ISIS claimed to be an Islamic (terror) group. What needs to be made crystal clear is that the followers of Islam are not terrorists. What also needs to be made clear is that ISIS is an example of Muslim Fundamentalism. There are three critical things to note regarding Fundamentalism. One, religious text is verbatim, meaning each word is taken in a literal context. Second, religious text is inherent, meaning it has no error. Third and finally, there is always a political agenda. Analyzing everything that ISIS has done in the past few months, especially the events in Paris, all three dimensions of fundamentalism can be seen. …show more content…
There is only good and evil, no in between. Followers will show tireless efforts to reinforce what they think and believe in. There is a want to eradicate evil and a western way of living. After ISIS claimed responsibility for the attacks in Europe, they made a statement mocking Paris; “capital of prostitution and obscenity … the lead carrier of the cross in Europe”. The fact of the matter is that these terrorists feel like they have a world view and they need to execute this world view, through the three dimensions of