Fundamentalism can be broadly defined as the utmost rigorous obedience to distinct religious policies and guidelines, which is usually understood as a reaction against modernist theology. It is also known to be associated with a strong attack against external threats to one's culture and religious beliefs. (George M. Marsden. 1980.) Fundamentalism began as a movement in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It originally began in American Protestantism as a reaction to theological liberalism and cultural modernism. Soon after, it spread to other religions, generating quite a large following, including some lapsed Catholics. The term fundamentalism derives from a religious affiliation consistent with a set of very complex beliefs. Fundamentalists argued that many modern theologians had misinterpreted some doctrines and emphasized the inerrancy of the Bible. They selectively choose what they are against and what they accept in modern culture. What began as a refined organization quickly grew and spread through the use of the media, press, and academia. Nowadays there are not only Protestant fundamentalists but Islamic fundamentalists, Buddhist fundamentalists, Hindu fundamentalists and many others of various religions and beliefs. To say that religious fundamentalism is always totalitarian may make some false claims. The term totalitarianism can be described as a political term in which the state holds complete authority and dictates all aspects of public and private life. Totalitarianism is regulated through the use of strong political action and propaganda methods in the organized media. Totalitarianism first developed in the early 1920s with the Italian fascists. The concept soon spread... mid-card... fundamentalist, but still not everyone participates in such an aggressive manor. Since the beginning of Christian fundamentalism there have been many interactions between religion and militancy. A well-known activist group was founded in America after the Civil War called the Ku Klux Klan. They were a Protestant-led organization engaged in violent acts such as lynching, murder, arson, burning of crosses, rape, arson, demolition of property, and other horrendous crimes. All of this was carried out against African Americans, Muslims, Jews and other ethnic minorities. They were openly Christian terrorists in their philosophy, basing their beliefs on a “religious foundation” in Christianity. (Al Khattar, Aref. M. 2003.) The burnings and physical abuse they caused were not only to scare and warn their enemies, but also to show their general devotion and adoration to Jesus Christ.