It's my understanding that the term "fundamentalism" comes from a series of pamphlets called "The Fundamentals," which were published by the American Bible League in the early 1900's. An article in the Encyclopedia Britannica (click) seems to confirm that. Properly, the term refers to extreme conservatives among American Protestants, but the term has been used to describe extreme conservatives in many different religions.

I'm a churchgoing Catholic with a Theology degree from a Catholic seminary, and I guess I'd say that I firmly believe that abortion is never a good thing - but sometimes it's a lot better than the alternatives. I think that qualifies me as a "moderate" on the issue, doesn't it? There are many Catholic lay people who would have me excommunicated for holding such a view - but I know very few Catholic clergy who would condemn me for this position.

-Joe Offer-