Our nation has seen the rise of multiple fundamentalist "mega churches."" ... Fundamentalists of all faiths reject most of what we consider to be enlightened, Western beliefs: democracy, pluralism, religious tolerance, peacekeeping, free speech, and separation of church and state. ... 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. ... The was the beginning of the trend of Middle Eastern nations becoming pawns ...

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