1) They claim that morality arises from god, i.e., they wish to define morality as obeying god's commands.
2) "God is good," is an explicit part of their doctrines.
There's no tension between these two statements, and "God is good" is meaningful. :) Statement #1 follows directly from Statement #2. Swap the numbers on those statements and you'll have the right of it.
You wield the word fundamentalist like an accusation, as if fundamental principles are to be avoided. Stop that.
Also, please be aware that very few people will assert that our moral compass comes wholly from a fear of punishment. Biblically speaking, people were generally expected to know the difference between right and wrong. That is our inheritance, of course. Mankind has eaten the fruit of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, see? ;)
When God-worshiping fundamentalists say that God is the source of all morality, we do not mean that we are conscienceless crit...
Tom, clever as it is to substitute antonyms, you're a liar. :)
(When ever people knowingly worship demons, it is because they feel that the "dark gods" will actually get things done.)