Quote by Karen Armstrong

Yes, all fundamentalists feel that in a secular society, God has been relegated to the margin, to the periphery and they are all in different ways seeking to drag him out of that peripheral position, back to center stage.

Yes, all fundamentalists feel that in a secular society, God

Summary

This quote suggests that fundamentalists believe God has been pushed aside and overlooked in a secular society. They feel an urgent need to bring God back to the forefront and reclaim a prominent position for him in society. This could be interpreted as their way of addressing what they perceive as a marginalization of God in a more secular world.

By Karen Armstrong

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