Rolling Stone Article on Dominionist / Theocratic Threat

[NAO]

From Rolling Stone:

The Crusaders
Christian evangelicals are plotting to remake America in their own image
By BOB MOSER

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/_/id/7235393?pageid=rs.Home&pageregion=single7&rnd=1113240949165&has-player=true&version=6.0.12.857

4 paragraph excerpt:

It's February, and 900 of America's staunchest Christian fundamentalists have gathered in Fort Lauderdale to look back on what they accomplished in last year's election -- and to plan what's next. As they assemble in the vast sanctuary of Coral Ridge Presbyterian, with all fifty state flags dangling from the rafters, three stadium-size video screens flash the name of the conference: reclaiming america for christ. These are the evangelical activists behind the nation's most effective political machine -- one that brought more than 4 million new Christian voters to the polls last November, sending George W. Bush back to the White House and thirty-two new pro-lifers to Congress. But despite their unprecedented power, fundamentalists still see themselves as a persecuted minority, waging a holy war against the godless forces of secularism. To rouse themselves, they kick off the festivities with "Soldiers of the Cross, Arise," the bloodthirstiest tune in all of Christendom: "Seize your armor, gird it on/Now the battle will be won/Soon, your enemies all slain/Crowns of glory you shall gain."

Meet the Dominionists -- biblical literalists who believe God has called them to take over the U.S. government. As the far-right wing of the evangelical movement, Dominionists are pressing an agenda that makes Newt Gingrich's Contract With America look like the Communist Manifesto. They want to rewrite schoolbooks to reflect a Christian version of American history, pack the nation's courts with judges who follow Old Testament law, post the Ten Commandments in every courthouse and make it a felony for gay men to have sex and women to have abortions. In Florida, when the courts ordered Terri Schiavo's feeding tube removed, it was the Dominionists who organized round-the-clock protests and issued a fiery call for Gov. Jeb Bush to defy the law and take Schiavo into state custody. Their ultimate goal is to plant the seeds of a "faith-based" government that will endure far longer than Bush's presidency -- all the way until Jesus comes back.

"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."

The godfather of the Dominionists is D. James Kennedy, the most influential evangelical you've never heard of. A former Arthur Murray dance instructor, he launched his Florida ministry in 1959, when most evangelicals still followed Billy Graham's gospel of nonpartisan soul-saving. Kennedy built Coral Ridge Ministries into a $37-million-a-year empire, with a TV-and-radio audience of 3 million, by preaching that it was time to save America -- not soul by soul but election by election. After helping found the Moral Majority in 1979, Kennedy became a five-star general in the Christian army. Bush sought his blessing before running for president -- and continues to consult top Dominionists on matters of federal policy.

full article at above link.

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Best Articles and Resources on Dominionism

The Swift Advance of a Planned Coup: Conquering by Stealth and Deception - How the Dominionists Are Succeeding in Their Quest for National Control and World Power
http://www.yuricareport.com/Dominionism/TheSwiftAdvanceOfaPlannedCoup.htm

The Despoiling of America: How George W. Bush became the head of the new American Dominionist Church/State
http://www.yuricareport.com/Dominionism/TheDespoilingOfAmerica.htm

Video on the Christian Reconstructionist Dominionist Theocratic Agenda
http://www.theocracywatch.org/av/video_dominion.ram

The Rise of the Religious Right in the Republican Party
a public information project from TheocracyWatch.org
http://www.theocracywatch.org

The Yurica Report
http://www.yuricareport.com

[rainy]

1. This is a great article. It was posted before and I sent it to many

of my friends.

[Maestro]

2. Absolutely scary

No worse than the Taliban's strict interpretation of Islam. I won't say what needs to be done to these idiots, but it involves sticking them on an isolated island and letting their god provide for them.

[NAO]

3. Rolling Stone should interview Katherine Yurica

I would love to see her work get exposure in a major publication like Rolling Stone.

And I think it's very important to inform the public about the true nature of Dominionism and the extent of it's influence.

The Yurica Report
http://www.yuricareport.com

[Lautremont]

4. "Imagine all the clone plantations..."

I never remembered John Lennon singing that line, but now of course I realize that's what 'Imagine' is all about.

Holy batshit, are these people nuts.

[slor]

5. These people need to be stopped n/t

[JohnnyRingo]

6. I just got my copy a couple days ago

I'm looking forward to reading this, but I have one other print mag to read first.

I love Rolling Stone.

[jsw_81]

7. Similar article in Salon today:

In Theocracy They Trust

[LisaLynne]

8. There was a time ...

not too long ago that if you mentioned Christian Fundamentalists and how they would like, ultimately, to establish a Christian theocracy, people would laugh. This still scares me to read, but it does also make me feel the tiniest bit hopeful because at least people are starting to talk about it. What I'm hoping is that they only had a real chance of doing it if people didn't know what they were up to until it was too late.

[arewenotdemo]

9. Kennedy a former dance instructor...

That figures. Denial runs rampant with the nutjobs.

[For PaisAn]

10. Chilling

One of the most frightening articles I've read in a long time. I thought they were just a few fanatics running around and had no idea how out of hand and how pervasive this is.

[LatePeriduct]

11. The cult of the dominionists.....

The heart of their power could only win the elections by fraud, and awaits the great day of the rapture.

:patriot: