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Dominion Theology in American Politics: The Radical Christian Right Agenda–Threat to Peace? (Part 8)

Submitted by gbmaster on Tue, 2011-05-03 07:22
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May 2, 2011

"Many have commented on the success of the Christian Right in entrenching itself in power. It has been explained that individuals identifying with the Christian Right take great interest in contributing action to promoting the agenda of the Right. They have a high turn out rate at the polls and their commitment to Christianity motivates them to work, even without pay, for the electoral success of candidates of the conservative Right. Churches, in-spite of their tax-exempt status, often get themselves overtly involved in politics.

Dominion Theology in American Politics: Influence of Reconstructionist Dominionism in Christian Right Circles (Part 4)

Submitted by gbmaster on Sun, 2011-05-01 07:34
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"The claim by  Christian Reconstructionists that they do not advocate political action would appear merely playing to the gallery given their recent hobnobbing with potentially revolutionary right wing groups like the League of the South. Karen Armstrong, former nun and writer, flatly warns of a potential for fascism in Christian Reconstructionist thought, while Chip Berlet puts it bluntly that the Reconstructionists are a "new form of clerical fascist politics."

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