> I suspect the recent resurgence of evangelical Christianity in the US is partly a reaction to drugs. I think it's wider than that: religious fundamentalism i

> I suspect the recent resurgence of evangelical Christianity in the US is partly a reaction to drugs. I think it's wider than that: religious fundamentalism is a response to the future shock Alvin Toffler wrote about. Christian (and Muslim) fundamentalists find the world a scary place and want to retreat into a mythical past that has more certainty in it.