Ah, Willie, but the assumption of uniformity within religious groups is only your assumption, and may or may not be what Riginslinger terms "reality." Absolutists assume and preach the necessity of uniformity, and soundly condemn any members of their group who do not share their narrow vision. That is their reality, but it may or may not be the reality for the entire group. If I belong to a group, I do not necessarily have to conform to the restrictions held by the "fundamentalists" within that group.
Every group has its fundamentalists, and I think it's safe to say that fundamentalists are generally a royal pain in the ass - and should not be deemed to be representative of the group as a whole.

-Joe-