In some fundamentalist religious circles, such as evangelical Christianity, there are strict boundaries around who gets to identify as an "in-group" member. For evangelicals, one must accept Jesus as their personal Lord and Savior and abide by in-group rules based on a literal interpretation of the Bible. When persons encounter "out-group" members, some evangelicals experience "symbolic threat"--or a threat to their ways of life, their culture, or their values. This paper will explore the ways in which evangelicals—and other fundamentalist religious persons—may dismiss out-group members so as to preserve their own comfort while potentially missing out on ways in which they might be able to grow in both their own religious identity and in their capacity for empathy and understanding in religious differences.