"My observation has been that the term fundamentalist is generally used to describe those Christians who place the rule of God over the rule of man."



H. L. Mencken's definition: a terrible, pervasive fear that someone, somewhere, is having fun.

LOL. Yeah, Mencken wasn't a Christian, had no respect for the "booboisie" in general and religious "booboisie" in particular. But I really don't see the term "fundamentalist" used except in cases where a doctrine is espoused that threatens state sovereignty over men and asserts God's. This includes those misguided types who push for government to enforce their notions of what God wants, which may be right or wrong. For example, churches that lean leftward and "call" for government to bring "social justice" (economic redistribution and gatekeeping) are never called "fundamentalist". The Catholic Church is not considered "fundamentalist", it is no longer perceived as a threat to the state and many of the Church's priests are socialists, pretty much state worshippers and without faith in God. Ironically, I kind of think it's an appropriate term, What can be more fundamental than deciding what/whose laws to follow and realizing God's law is the base of all peace and justice?