Jesus camp for adults seeks to impose Christianity on the US by converting 1,000 pastors into politi

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Jesus camp for adults seeks to impose Christianity on the US by converting 1,000 pastors into politicians
International Business Times
10 Jul 2015 at 14:48 ET

Some 300 evangelical pastors convened in Orlando on Friday with a single goal in mind: To learn how to adapt their preaching and outreach skills for the pursuit of political office. Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, himself a former Southern Baptist minister, was slated to the give the keynote address.

The event, part of a national workshop series, is an effort to encourage and mobilize at least 1,000 evangelical pastors to seek governmental office in 2016 order to promote conservative ideals and traditional Biblical values.

Founded by conservative activist David Lane, who describes himself as an evangelical "political operative," the workshops are called Issachar Trainings, named after an Israelite tribe described in the Bible as one comprised of men "who understood the times and knew what Israel should do." The workshops are just one prong of Lane's American Renewal Project, which aims to inject American politics with a dose of conservatism through various routes.

"Somebody's values are going to reign supreme" in the United States, Lane told National Public Radio. "We want people with our values to represent our values and interests in the public square, be elected to office, and represent our issues."

[chemp]

1. Truly...

Truly fucking offensive.

They fear Sharia Law, but want to impose their own brand of it.

[SamKnause]

2. Fuck everyone who wants

to turn the U.S. into a Corporate Theocracy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

These sick individuals seem to think the only people with

rights are Christians and of course everyone's favorite people

corporations.

[CanonRay]

3. These Christian Dominionists are relentless

they scare the hell out of me, Ted Cruz being #1.

[djean111]

4. Been my rule for quite a while to never vote for anyone who considers being Christian

a compelling reason to vote for them. I am unmoved by cute kids and smiling wives and marriage longevity, too.