!!Must Read!!Meet the Dominionists-- (Rolling Stone)

[underpants]

Thanks to DU'er Kimber Scott for posting this in an LBN thread

I can only post 4 paragraphs but this is well worth the read (only 4 pages)

One last note-I saw someone post a while ago warning about protecting your local school baord--that is where these people are starting from so HEADS UP!!

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/_/id/7235393?pageid=rs.Home&pageregion=single7&rnd=1112887778015&has-player=true&version=6.0.12.1040

"Most people hear them talk about a 'Christian nation' and think, 'Well, that sounds like a good, moral thing,' says the Rev. Mel White, who ghostwrote Jerry Falwell's autobiography before breaking with the evangelical movement. "What they don't know -- what even most conservative Christians who voted for Bush don't know -- is that 'Christian nation' means something else entirely to these Dominionist leaders. This movement is no more about following the example of Christ than Bush's Clean Water Act is about clean water."

It helps that Dominionists have a direct line to the White House: The Rev. Richard Land, top lobbyist for the 16-million-member Southern Baptist Convention, enjoys a weekly conference call with top Bush advisers including Karl Rove. "We've got the Holy Spirit's wind at our backs!" Land declares in an arm-waving, red-faced speech. He takes particular aim at the threat posed by John Lennon, denouncing "Imagine" as a "secular anthem" that envisions a future of "clone plantations, child sacrifice, legalized polygamy and hard-core porn."

The Dominionists are also stepping up efforts to turn public schools into forums for evangelism. In a landmark case, the Alliance Defense Fund is suing a California school district that threatened to dismiss a born-again teacher who was evangelizing fifth-graders. In the conference's opening ceremony, the Dominionists recite an oath they dream of hearing in every classroom: "I pledge allegiance to the Christian flag, and to the Savior for whose kingdom it stands. One Savior, crucified, risen and coming again, with life and liberty for all who believe."

While the dominionists rely on grass-roots activists to fight their battles, they are backed by some of America's richest entrepreneurs. Amway founder Rich DeVos, a Kennedy ally who's the leading Republican contender for governor of Michigan, has tossed more than $5 million into the collection plate. Jean Case, wife of former AOL chief Steve Case -- whose fortune was made largely on sex-chat rooms -- has donated $8 million. And Tom Monaghan, founder of Domino's Pizza, is a major source of cash for Focus on the Family, a megaministry working with Kennedy to eliminate all public schools.

[realFedUp]

1. Glad more people are aware of this....n/t

[ixion]

2. dupe...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=103x118212

but thanks for continuing to spread the word. these extremists are dangerous people who would couldn't care less if all of us 'free thinkers' are executed for our heathen ways.

[oldcoot]

3. Scary

They want to turn the United States into Iran.

[Eloriel]

4. They're starting at the local school boards for several reasons

That's what Ralph Reed taught them to do when he was at the Christian Coalition -- AND to run as stealth candidates as well (keeping mum on their religious affiliation and agenda, etc.).

The benefits:

* Gives them practice and experience
* Helps them get name recognition
* Helps them build a political following -- and not all of it will be other fundies, either (esp. the more successful they are at being stealth candidates/incumbents).