I think of fundamentalism as an example of the poverty that the Bible references will always be with us in Matthew 26:11.
Those who know of my relationship with the Bible, know that I think of it as a compilation by the Council of Nicea as it says it is. It was compiled by descendants of people who took what little they understood of the elders of "Africa's" ways of life as spiritual (in tune) beings and used it for their desire to dominate the world. Their interpretation, and dare I say the practice of it in most arenas represent that desire to dominate still today, especially conservative and fundamentalist expressions of it.
It also frames poverty as in the marginalized of the world, but maybe it actually rests in all of us in some way, especially those who abuse their power? We all have power in some way... We are all facing this challenge if one is an anti-racist or learning to reliably practice anti-racism. Mostly, we face it within ourselves.
Historically, fundamentalism, which is not religious only and not only Christian by any stretch, although religion is another way it gets expressed - seeks to shove its ways down the throat of others at the end of a weapon.
It is self-referential and domineering. "My way or the highway" is something it expresses in many words and many languages.
Anti-racism as I practice it honors the agency and autonomy of individuals, while fostering an environment where everyone wants the best of and for fellow humans, and laws enable that ecosystem/environment. It does not foster -isms and practices that are anti- what is good in and for humanity and other sentient beings.
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