That is quite a list. While most persons would certainly agree that it is reprehensible to strike one's parents, and it is by nature a crime (assault), killing someone for it seems a bit extreme. As for the other things on the list -- reading the astrology column, not accepting the "orthodox" faith, cursing about something, belonging to an alternative religion -- for that matter having sex with a member of the same sex, being a reprobate (as many people are) when a teenager -- or having sex before marriage -- or even when married with someone other than your legal partner... those are simply not things that the vast majority of people consider worthy of punishment at all, much less the death penalty. Yet, there they are.

Let's not mince words. When you seriously discuss people who have made themselves into a political power, and you show that they want to kill people who leave their faith or fail its precepts, or who aren't of their faith to begin with -- which is realistically what the onorous list above constitues a desire for -- then from the perspective of a democracy -- you are in trouble. Pluralism is the basis of democracy, particularly American democracy. The willingness of the Fundamentalists to throw that aside -- to throw aside the very freedom that allowed them to develop -- in favor of a theocratic system in which they would rule over the nation, and use it to build dominion over the world is absolutely terrifying, and represents the antithesis of everything that the founders fought for, and of everything that we should fight for.

It is our duty (people of faith and good will and those who are not of faith) to fight back, to take back America and the world -- to deliver freedom and equality, not an oppressive religious reality imposed from the top down. We MUST be the warriors if this war is to be won. There are no others, the courts cannot be trusted and with one of the two parties substanively controlled by the Fundamentalists, electoral politics are not an effective solution either. It is not important how we got to this pass, it is important that we understand where we are, and that we fight back in three ways:

politically

Regardless of the fact that politics may feel futile sometimes, we must be politically active, and we must make our political decisions in the same way that the Fundamentalists do. It is not enough that a candidate is in our self interest; if he is also a supporter of the agenda of the Religious Right and the Fundamentalist community -- we must vote against him, automatically. There should not even be thought involved. If you are serious about preserving freedom and your grandchildren's right to disbelieve or to believe as they choose, this becomes a no-brainer. So does donating money to candidates who are running against Fundamentalist candidates, and working on their campaigns.

through media

Like it or not about 10% of the broadcast media in the United States is owned by the Fundamentalists, according to some media watchdogs. Overcoming that advantage is difficult. Remember though that most of the stations that the Fundamentalists now own had little going for them when they were purchased. Contact local public and community broadcasting channels -- see whether or not you can get good quality non-fundamentalist programming put on --- if you can, then see what you can do to promote it (see links section for some available material).

personally

First and foremost remember that most of the Fundamentalists that you will deal with in day-to-day life are well meaning, decent people who are attempting to use their religious faith to balance their lives. Some were born to it, but many -- probably most -- had serious problems that they used Fundamentalism to allow themselves to "solve." They don't mean to hurt anyone, but they believe what they believe. It is your duty to show them that there are other paths -- and whenever possible to block their attempts to convert the innocent. It is not your duty to be offensive or insulting to them -- and you should not be, anymore than they should be to you. Resist the temptation to treat them as badly as their colleagues (or perhaps they themselves) treat others. Be the better person. Hopefully your approach will bear fruit.

Of course, this is the hardest of the three paths to take. To successfully argue against Fundamentalists you need to know the history of their movement, why they believe what they believe -- what they believe, and why it is wrong. Hopefully this website will help. For the unbeliever, so will sites like http://www.infidels.org and books like Dennis McKinsey's Encyclopedia of Biblical Errancy. You can and should check the links on sites like http://www.infidels.org for additional sites that can be of help to you.

Good luck!