Christian extreme represents danger (Perry & Bachmann ties to Dominionist movement)

[RamboLiberal]

Good column by Pittsburgh columnist Tony Norman

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Who in their right mind wanted to live in a world where the Old Testament civil and ceremonial laws would become the template for local and national politics? It was a profoundly dark theology even by the standards of the dour Calvinism I considered reasonable at the time.

According to the tenets of Christian Reconstruction, it was up to Christians to bring the whole world into submission to Jesus Christ. Once that was accomplished (with God's help, of course), the Old Testament laws that guided ancient Israel would be dusted off and applied to civil societies across the globe, including America.

The motivating idea behind Christian Reconstruction was that Christ would never consider returning to an Earth consumed by spiritual decadence. The world needed to be "cleansed" to attract a procrastinating Jesus who was already 2,000 years overdue. It was up to Christians to take over and make him feel welcome.

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Today, two of the leading Republican presidential candidates, Texas Gov. Rick Perry and Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, reportedly have ties to the Dominionist movement. The press has got to get up to speed on the movement's ideas before either a President Bachmann or a President Perry are in a position to drag Jesus feet first out of heaven.


Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11228/1167583-153-0.stm?cmpid=bcpanel0#ixzz1VEJbBuRP

[RKP5637]

1. I think Sam Brownback, gov. of KS, is part of this too. n/t

[FiveGoodMen]

2. And how! These people are dead set against democracy

Which makes them Enemy Combatants in my book.

[appleannie1]

3. Here are some links on Dominionism. Truly frightening.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/08/14/dominionism-michele-bachmann-and-rick-perry-s-dangerous-religious-bond.html


http://www.politicususa.com/en/radical-dominionists


And Rambo, Dominionism is alive and well in the Pittsburgh area as well as other parts of the country. My son-in-law belongs to a radical church just east of Murrysville.

[MedicalAdmin]

4. I wonder if this isn't all set up for when they dust off and trot out...

Jed Bush - savior of the US white race..... Now with kung fu supply side grip.

[blkmusclmachine]

5. The post-9/11 laws (unPatriot Act, etc.) certainly will be something they can exploit.

Tell me again about 9/11.

[66 dmhlt]

6. Face it ... Talibangelical christianists are just fuching scary people!

[saras]

7. I'm getting to miss cults like Heaven's Gate, who killed themselves instead of others...