Rob Bell:

Fundamentalism shouldn't surprise us.  When a leader comes along who eliminates the tension and dodges the paradox and neatly and precisely explains who the enemies are and gives black-and-white answers to questions, leaving little room for the very real mystery of the divine, it should not surprise us when that person gains a large audience.  Especially if that person is really, really confident.  Certainty is easier, faster, awesome for fundraising, and it often generates large amounts of energy because who doesn't want to be right?

What We Talk About When We Talk About God, p. 92-93