Our nation has seen the rise of multiple fundamentalist "mega churches."" ... Fundamentalists view their struggle as good vs. evil, not just competing political interests. ... For this reason the Muslim believes in the integration of church and state, and in the establishment of Muslim governments. ... In the 16th century, and the beginning of what we consider to be the modern age (1492), three great Muslim empires were established: Ottoman empire in Asia Minor, which wielded substantial world power until after World War I; Safavid Empire in Iran (the major Shiite nation); and the Mogh...

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