Reply #17: "So providing more "Christ-like" Christian (or generic religious)... [View All]

[Doohickie]

"...alternatives to "fundamentalism" (especially that include social support networks) might prove helpful (and practical) in our struggle."

There are several mainline religions that are with you. The president's own Methodist Church is, more or less, rather tolerant and moderate. Although there are pockets of fundamentalism within it, my experience is that the Methodist Church is, overall, on the moderate side.

Lutherans, Presbyterians, Episcopalians all provide moderate faces of Christianity for the most part. Several of these denominations have denounced the Iraq War, for example, and do not see it as some sort of spirital battle of Good vs. Evil.