Fundamentalists are strong supporters of the bible. However, unlike many others who support the bible, fundamentalists are against changes in cultural values that oppose a threat to the values within the Bible. Those Fundamentalists who strongly supported Christian teachings, and believed that spiritual, historical and scientific ideas where only true if the bible agreed with them. Fundamentalists are extremely well known for their part in the Scopes Trial, and the idea of teaching evolution within society. John Scopes was brought to court for teaching the ideas of evolution to his students. According to Fundamentalists, the ideas of evolution did not agree with the ideas portrayed within the bible. As a result of the trial, evolution was not taught in schools for many years. This result was a “winning situation” for the Fundamentalists who had for years held campaigns to ban the teaching of evolution in schools. However, the teachings of evolution were not the only ideas that Fundamentalists argued against. Fundamentalists accused the U.S. government of supporting secular humanism. The idea of secular humanism goes against supernatural ideas, and supports that ethics are to be made by humans, not made for humans to follow. Even in modern day society, Fundamentalists argue against abortion, gays and lesbians, and other new age ideas. In essence, Fundamentalists support original, traditional ideas and roles, all inspired by their beliefs and support of the bible.
SOURCE:
"fundamentalism." American History. ABC-CLIO, 2010. Web. 29 Jan. 2010.
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