What makes fundamentalism different from other religious expressions? It is strict in its adherence to civic law. It is strict in its literal interpretation of holy scriptures. It is strict in requiring its followers to pray. It is strict about the philosophical teachings of its prophets.

Fundamentalism is different from other religious expressions because it is strict in its literal interpretation of holy scriptures. Fundamentalism is the religiously conservative view that the scriptures are the absolute, incorruptible and inerrant word of God and should be followed as such.