To make a broad statement that fundamental Christians are intolerant might have been more true back in the day -- and there are groups now that spew fear, hatred and intolerance. But to lump all Christians into that group and put that stigma on us as being hate spreaders, is only going to be divisive for which we certainly don't need more things drawing people apart. I'm not sure what "driving hatred" means but I feel that not only fundamental Christians but also ethnic groups, gays-lesbians, liberals, conservatives, democrats, republicans, and all the various religious groups, have perpetuated the problem by "looking for any iota of activities or statements" that may be construed as "hatred". Not to mention those that take some off'-hand thoughtless statement and turn it into a national cause for fear. Many groups have been persecuted throughout time and its difficult to let go of that FEAR.
Fear and ignorance are exactly what drives these hate-motivated attacks whether physical, mental or verbal. Fear stems from not knowing God's Word. We are not to judge others because judgment is reserved for Christ Jesus at his return. We are to Love. God loves us eternally and that includes some of those supposed haters and hateds.
People of every group commit actions that are morally reprehensible, criminal, heinous, etc. Every possible act that even we can't imagine are inflicted on other humans. We do not have to stand by and endorse these actions nor should we. All these hate-mongers and name callers do nothing to change the problems, they just make them worse in the name of information (think news media). This is the problem when we stereotype groups of people and give them a label and call them ALL bad.
Sorry I can't cite any academic resources (not my class) but I could if I had to. This is just my impression of the situation. It might be simplistic but I've gotten similar feedback from just some of us regular ol' Christians (multi-denominational). I feel that those that have no moral compass can be some of the biggest problems. These people live in this inherently worldly society (the playground of the biggest Evil ever) and have no guidelines for their actions. It is up to Christians to point these things out but never to stereotype or spew hatred toward anyone or any group.
