Is there any difference between Muslim fundamentalists and Christian fundamentalists?

Question

The basic principles:

They both believe they found the “absolute truth”.

They both believe in traditional values.

They both would die in the name of god (but use different methods)

They both would like to convert the whole world.

What’s the difference?

Answer 1

WELL NOT JUST MUSLIMS BUT ANY ONE THAT FOLLOWS THE QURAN TEACHING IS FOLLOWING A EVIL PRACTICE.QURAN TEACHES OF DEATH AND MURDER TO PLEASE THERE GOD./CHRISTIANS TEACHES OF LOVEING ONE ANOTHER DOING GOOD TO YOU BROTHER HELPING THE NEEDY ETC,ETC,ETC,. THERES ALOT OF DIFFERENCE

Answer 2

Your principles are so broad they fit almost any religion or political ideology. A fundamentalist is someone who believes in the fundamentals of an idea, in this case a religion. A Muslim fundamentalist therefore believes in the fundamentals of Islam, and a Christian fundamentalist believes in the fundamentals of Christianity. To understand these religions, you should consult their respective holy books, the Qur'an and the Bible. The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam by Robert Spencer is also a good book for learning about Islam.

Answer 3

The only difference is the obvious religious difference. Muslims and Christians have different prophets but what they fail to realize is they worship the same god, the god of Abraham. Christians came from Isaac, Muslims came from Ishmael, and the rest is history.

And for those of you wondering when the last time a Christian strapped on a bomb and hurt innocent people, just do a little research on abortion clinic bombings. Yes, it happens.

Answer 4

The main difference is fundamentalist Christians utilize the institutionalized power of the US military and Muslim fundamentalists don't have a standing military so must resort to less technically sophisticated methods such as suicide bombings.

Answer 5

There are differences (most distinctly in their grooming and fashion choices), but the similarities are striking:

Muslim fundamentalists claim to be the most Islamic while acting the least, and

Christian fundamentalists claim to be the most Christian while acting the least.

Both are bad news;  they think they are right (because of their own self-serving interpretations of God's word); feel obligated to oppress, terrorize and sometimes kill in the name of God (occupiers, doctors, g**s, non-fundamentalists); and have more influence on world events than they deserve.

Please don't vote for them.

Answer 6

Allah don't have a son named Jesus.  

Answer 7

you call that inductive reasoning?

Answer 8

both ideas are real silly.

grow up and take responsibilty for your own life instead of putting all your problems on a god.

do you really need a tissue for your issue. grow up and take responsibilty for your own actions

Answer 9

I have seen less violence in the Christian extremists than in the Muslim extremists.  

Answer 10

I give up.  What?

Answer 11

Islam and Christianity are 2 different religions.

Fundamentalists of any kind are a threat to society. Check out the link below for details.

Answer 12

Jesus' says to fight SPIRITUAL warfare, not man and says that it means staying pure in your own life.

Muslims/Mohummad says fighting for God entails PHYSICAL warfare on other people, instead of just in your own life.

Christians are/should be centered on self improvement BY loving behavior.

Muslims are centered on other people they consider as threats.

Christians fear God because of lack of love in their live.

Muslims fear God for lack of duty.

Christianity is FAITH and LOVE based.

Islam is WORKS based.

Answer 13

Christian fundamentalists stopped being as violent (generally) years ago.  Muslim fundamentalists keep on being just as violent as they have for centuries.

Answer 14

Don't listen to the people who are ignorant here. First of all lets define what we mean by fundamentalists.

Religious Fundamentalists means that they derived their knowledge and practice of their religion, their values and principles solely from the religious scripture of their religion. Agree? That means anything else, behavior of others, hearsay, opinions are moot. So what are the scriptures of the Christian fundamentalists? They are the biblical scriptures ranging from Genesis to Revelations, etc while the scriptures of the Muslim fundamentalists are the Quran, the Sahih Hadiths (Burkhari, Tabari, Muslim, etc) and the Sira (Ibn Ishaq). Therefore to know the differences between Christian fundamentalism and Muslim fundamentalism, one must go into detail the contents of their scripture. Base of my understanding of both sets of scripture, I can tell you the following,

They both believe the found the "absolute truth" :- This statement is correct.

They both believe in traditional values :- No, again the values does not come from "traditional" sources, but from the scriptures of the religion.

They both would die in the name of god:- Not really. The christian fundamentalists will die upholding their belief in God and go to paradise. The Muslim fundamentalists on the other hand will kill in the name of god and die as a result. Such a death will guarantee a ticket to paradise. That is a more accurate statement.

They both would like to convert the whole world:- Yes, but the difference is that the Christian fundamentalists will preach to you, taking your time to try and convince you that they are right, basically giving you headaches by bothering you and wasting your time. On the other hand Muslim fundamentalists will not try too hard, this is what they will do, from the Quran 9:29

"Fight against those who (1) believe not in Allah, (2) nor in the Last Day, (3) nor forbid that which has been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger (4) and those who acknowledge not the religion of truth (i.e. Islam) among the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians), until they pay the Jizyah (hefty religious tax on non-muslims)  with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued."

Basically, either you convert or they will take your head off your body.

So the difference lies in the scriptures. For more information, you have to read the scriptures of each religion.

Answer 15

The difference is who they hurt.

Answer 16

No and yes.

The Christian Fanatics that we hear from are usually rich living in rich countries (funny how prosperity makes you less violent) whereas Muslim Fanatics are usually in poor countries being oppressed by the rich ones (Christian Fanatics)  and tend to be more violent.

The same in belief yet different is international social class.

Answer 17

one believes in peace and love your enemies and do good to those who hate you which is christians.

The other says convert or we will kill you.

Answer 18

Well, there are more Christian fundamentalists in America so I see more.

Muslim fundamentalists are willing to die for their beliefs while Christian Fundamentalists choose to allow others to die for theirs and barely even really follow their own "beliefs".

Of course, they both suck.

I think that's about it.

Answer 19

No difference at all. They are both radical bigots.

Answer 20

One bombs busses the other abortion clinics...

Answer 21

Christian fundies can enjoy their pork ribs and beer, and are not necessarily circumsized. They also do not fantasize of slamming planes into buildings and s******g 72 virgins after they die.

Answer 22

OMG!!!!  When was the last time a Christian stole an airplane full of innocent civilians and crashed into a building filled with innocent civilians?  When was the last time a Christian strapped on a bomb and detonated it in a group of innocent civilians?

Finally, it's obvious that you have never read the Bible or the Koran!  Read them, and then come back and ask an intellegent question.

Answer 23

Islam has no cross. It has no empty tomb. The cross is where sins are taken away. Mohammed is still in his tomb. Jesus lives and will soon return.  

Answer 24

Ordinance. Christians aren't on the nightly news for lighting fuses.

Answer 25

Well, they'll both tell you they're different from the other because they are right.

Answer 26

The Muslims are a bit more into explosives.

Answer 27

One of them has a huge number of people appointed in various government positions in my country, aka America. Namely the Christian fundies. Lucky me.

Answer 28

When was the last time you a group of Southern Baptists behead foreign journalists on TV? Fly planes into buildings? Set up paramilitary camps for training international terrorists?  

Answer 29

The difference is that the muslims want to kill all of us infidels and behead everyone that is not muslim

moehammad was probably the most evil man that ever lived. He was a lying, murdering, thieving, raping, child molesting monster. He married a 6 year old little girl when he was 54 years old. My anal outlet is more of a prophet that he ever was.

The muslim terrorist are acting just like moehammad.

Answer 30

Porkchops ,ham, and bacon

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Answer 31

Is there any difference between Muslim fundamentalists and Christian fundamentalists?

Yes.   The Muslim fundamentalist, that we know of, dies in the name of the god in order to kill someone; while the Christian fundamentalist dies in the name of God in order to save someone.