How a growing Christian movement is seeking to take control of the top sectors of American society

[workinclasszero]

How a growing Christian movement is seeking to take control of the top sectors of American society
The Conversation 12 OCT 2017 AT 09:46 ET

INC Christianity is led by a network of popular independent religious entrepreneurs, often referred to as “apostles.” They have close ties, we found, to conservative U.S. politicians, including Sarah Palin, Newt Gingrich, Bobby Jindal, Rick Perry and more recently President Donald Trump.

INC Christianity is the fastest-growing Christian group in America and possibly around the world.


INC leaders have labeled them the “seven mountains of culture.”

These include business, government, media, arts and entertainment, education, family and religion. In this form of “trickle-down Christianity,” they believe if Christians rise to the top of all seven “mountains,” society will be completely transformed.


https://www.rawstory.com/2017/10/how-a-growing-christian-movement-is-seeking-to-take-control-of-the-top-sectors-of-american-society/

[catbyte]

1. How can they climb the "7 mountains of culture" palling around w/dumbasses like Palin, Jindal,

Gingrinch & Perry?

There are some fucking twisted people in this country.

[Hortensis]

2. These movements were talked about several years ago, way past time

to pay attention. They thrive in darkness.

[Solly Mack]

3. Link to radio documentary from the BBC on INC Christianity

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p055c9bc#play

[procon]

4. My high school history textbook described fascism in similar terms. nt

[workinclasszero]

16. It is fascism

Straight up as foretold a while back....

[Docreed2003]

5. Society would be transformed....

And certainly not for the better!

[angstlessk]

6. They may be growing in power, but not in people

Still lots, but the arc is downward!

"Percentage of Christians in U.S. Drifting Down, but Still High"

http://news.gallup.com/poll/187955/percentage-christians-drifting-down-high.aspx

[Blue_Tires]

7. They haven't already after 8 years of Reagan

and 8 more of Bush Jr.?

Slackers....

[mountain grammy]

8. I read Jeff Sharlet's book, The Family

about 10 years ago, followed by C Street a couple years later. He laid it all out, and many of the primary actors are still with us. They are taking charge. Christian Law comes to America.. good bye all rights.

[smirkymonkey]

12. I read that book as well. It was terrifying. Very well written, but it opened my eyes to

a side of this government that I had never believed possible. I am in such despair because I feel so powerless against these people.

They are stupid, but they are united and hell bent on installing a theocracy in this nation. If we don't stop them we are doomed. We need to band together and pull this cancer out by the roots.

[mountain grammy]

17. Yes, terrifying and yes, very well written.

Really laid it all out. These zealots will be the end of us. Pence is one, and Walker, and half the House. They're insane.

[bdjhawk]

18. I feel exactly the same way

While they are grossly outnumbered in terms of people, it scares me as how zealously they get out and vote. They don't question anything their leaders tell them, but just head to the polls and blindly vote.

Those progressives/Dems/etc who put up purity tests on progressive/liberal candidates are music to the zealots leaders' ears.

[Norbert]

9. Look at the list of radio stations in your area

There is more Christian radio stations than any other radio stations...by a bunch. We gained two Christian radio stations just this year. None of these stations crack the top 20 arbitron ratings but I don't think it is their intent. Their control of the airwaves lie in the sheer number of stations they can own.

Look at Sinclair broadcasting and how they have grown in a relatively short period of time. You control radio and TV and you are halfway there.

Don't be fooled by the buffoonery of Palin, Cruz and Bachmann. I truly believe their trying to take over; radio, textbooks, politicians, and laws. It's not a coincidence Kim Davis has been in Romania this week.

[smirkymonkey]

13. Boston just got its first country radio station.

That might not seem like much to most people, but it is a very strange thing for this city. I don't know why, but it really felt threatening to me. I never thought I would see that here.

Sorry for those of you that like that music, but I associate it with right-wing politics and ignorance.

[Initech]

14. I wish these people would go away.

You would have to kill me before I join their vile excuse for religion.

[BadGimp]

10. They actually think Donald Trump is with them and doing Gods work...

"since the 2016 presidential election, some INC leaders have released public statements claiming that the Trump presidency is part of fulfilling God’s plan to “bring heaven to Earth” "

If this is Heaven then we are completely screwed.

[Initech]

11. The phrase "trickle down" really means "in the end, we all get pissed on".

This is not a group I want to be a part of!

[superpatriotman]

15. Over my dead body

Radical reactionaries do not make good leaders.