How did religious fundamentalism play a role in the 1998 american embassy bombings? . the attackers rejected religious fundamentalism, as their primary goal was to reclaim land from the u. s.. the attackers embraced religious fundamentalism, as their primary goal was to install an islamic government in kenya.. a religious fundamentalist group carried out the attacks on a date and targets that symbolized their rejection of u. s. influence.. a religious fundamentalist group carried out the attacks but their reasons for doing so were purely political.