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The term fundamentalist is also self-applied by a breakaway movement from The [[Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], calling itself Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.  This group, who's leader was convicted on conspiracy charges relating to child rape, claims to continue the original revelations of Joseph Smith. It is held to be apostate by the mainstream church, and cannot truly be called fundamentalist, as it ignores the doctrine of continuous revelation to the leaders of the church.  

The term fundamentalist is also self-applied by a breakaway movement from The [[Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], calling itself Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.  This group, who's leader was convicted on conspiracy charges relating to child rape, claims to continue the original revelations of Joseph Smith. It is held to be apostate by the mainstream church, and cannot truly be called fundamentalist, as it ignores the doctrine of continuous revelation to the leaders of the church.  

There are no fundamentalist Jews, as all movements to return to the basic tenets of [[Judaism]] simply result in increased orthodoxy.  Judaism may be unique in this regard.

There are no fundamentalist Jews, as all movements to return to the basic tenets of [[Judaism]] simply result in increased orthodoxy.  Judaism may be unique in this regard. Though according to scholars such as Samuel C. Heilman, Menachem Friedman, and Werner Backeberg, there are "truly fundamentalist Jews" who are "a minority of a minority of a minority (that is, approximately 30 percent of Orthodox Jewry, which itself is only about 15 percent of the apporximately twelve million members of world Jewry)."<ref> Fundamentalism, Werner Backeberg (Faculty of Theology) Institute for Missiological and Ecumenical Research (IMER), University of Pretoria, p. 19 </ref><ref> [http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Fundamentalism-Observed/Martin-E-Marty/e/9780226508788 ''Fundamentalism Observed''], p. 198 </ref>

In recent times, the [[liberal media|media]] has taken to describing any conservative non-denominational church or conservative evangelical church as fundamentalist.  While these churches do strive to return to the basics of Christianity&mdash;its fundamentals&mdash;there is a clear attempt to link these groups with other so-called fundamentalist groups in Islam and Hinduism which have perpetuated heinous acts of violence (the [[9/11]] attacks by a Muslim group and the assassination of [[Mohandas K. Gandhi]] by a Hindu for example).  Recently, there has been something of a change, with the media starting to refer to Islamic extremists as "radical Muslims."  Despite this, the attempt to associate the term fundamentalism with such unrelated concepts as [[Christian Identity]] has succeeded somewhat and it has turned into a pejorative term among [[atheists]], [[liberals]], and [[Darwinists]]. <ref> Chapter 19 "The Fundamentalist and Neo-Evangelical Traditions" in [http://books.google.com/books?id=e7BXpAsDXh0C&pg=RA1-PA352&vq=Fundamentalist+fanatic&source=gbs_search_r&cad=1_1 ''American Religious Traditions: The Shaping of Religion in the United States''], Richard E. Wentz, Fotress Press, 2003, ISBN 0-8006-3616-3</ref>

In recent times, the [[liberal media|media]] has taken to describing any conservative non-denominational church or conservative evangelical church as fundamentalist.  While these churches do strive to return to the basics of Christianity&mdash;its fundamentals&mdash;there is a clear attempt to link these groups with other so-called fundamentalist groups in Islam and Hinduism which have perpetuated heinous acts of violence (the [[9/11]] attacks by a Muslim group and the assassination of [[Mohandas K. Gandhi]] by a Hindu for example).  Recently, there has been something of a change, with the media starting to refer to Islamic extremists as "radical Muslims."  Despite this, the attempt to associate the term fundamentalism with such unrelated concepts as [[Christian Identity]] has succeeded somewhat and it has turned into a pejorative term among [[atheists]], [[liberals]], and [[Darwinists]]. <ref> Chapter 19 "The Fundamentalist and Neo-Evangelical Traditions" in [http://books.google.com/books?id=e7BXpAsDXh0C&pg=RA1-PA352&vq=Fundamentalist+fanatic&source=gbs_search_r&cad=1_1 ''American Religious Traditions: The Shaping of Religion in the United States''], Richard E. Wentz, Fotress Press, 2003, ISBN 0-8006-3616-3</ref>