Deep and well written. Very thought provoking.

*claps*
Another excellent essay, with many good insights and supported by a handful of evidence.

Well written, good facts and at least one source. Not bad.
Although I feel that the appeal of fundamentalism is simply that a fundamentalist doesn't have to think, since the Bible and God will think for him. I personally find that idea apalling, which is partially the reason why I'm... er... not fundamentalist.

Excellent points, clear and consistent voice and tone. Good insights.

*smiles* me likes. good use of facts.
*goes and reads the "why gays are so scary" one. very good essay.

An entertaining and admirably balanced piece of writing. Quoting that sociologist, Webster (or am I thinking of Weber?), adds credibility to your argument.
I'd like to recommend religioustolerance.org to you. It has about a billion different religions covered, all in an evenhanded and unbiased way. It may be of use to you.
By the way, I'll donate every penny I have to the campaign of any Presidential candidate willing to sign an executive order for the public crucificxion of Pat Robertson!

Excellent essay. My background church of Christ so I see a lot of this in action. I like the why you went into the why's rather than just the how's. That's something that isn't seen much.