From today's Jerusalem Post, Agudath Israel Public Affairs Director Avi Shafran wrote his commentary and analysis to (lamentably, right-wing) National Review Literary Editor David Klinghoffer's column in the irreligious left-wing Jewish publication the Forward. Mr. Klinghoffer is a ger tzedek -- a righteous convert -- to Orthodox Judaism for some 15 years, and lamented the fact that:

...the "fundamentalist" label is regularly used to cast people who hew to foundational religious beliefs as "stupid," "obnoxious" or "backward."

Exactly. The anti-religious prejudice inherent in today's secular media, pushing secularization theory uber alles as an ideal.

Mr. Shafran says, inspirationally, at the end of the article:

Jews who might naturally assume, like Sullivan (and Jiminy Cricket before him), that our own consciences are our best guides would do well to listen closely to people like David Klinghoffer, and come to recognize that being a Jewish "fundamentalist" is no badge of shame but a deep and abiding privilege.

A thousand kudos to you, Mr. Shafran. A deep and abiding privilege that I thank G-d for allowing me -- and Mr. Klinghoffer -- to convert into.