fundamentalist

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The family rose to fame via “19 Kids and Counting,” a long-running TLC reality series about a fundamentalist Christian family who homeschooled their children and disavowed birth control and kissing before marriage.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

That has tended to be less effective, though, as much of the music is perceived as corny to those who aren’t living in a Christian fundamentalist environment.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

Despite his fundamentalist beliefs, Khamenei was a nimble politician.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

An adherent of Wahhabism, a conservative and fundamentalist interpretation of Sunni Islam, he hopes to rally a population exhausted by over a decade of conflict.

From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026

Many of the orphans went to live in fundamentalist madrasas.

From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai