The Far-Right Christian Movement Driving the Debt Default

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/deborah-caldwell/christian-dominionism-debt-default-_b_4097017.html?utm_hp_ref=politics&ir=Politics

Deborah Caldwell
Religion and politics writer

Posted: 10/14/2013 11:24 am

If the U.S. breaches its debt ceiling this week, bringing with it the global financial panic economists predict, leaders of a little-known far-right movement called Christian Reconstructionism can claim partial responsibility. Their goal: to eradicate the U.S. government so that a theocratic Christian nation emerges to enforce biblical laws.

That's right -- laws out of the Book of Leviticus prohibiting adultery, homosexuality, and abortion, with penalties including death by stoning.

The key leader of this movement is Gary North, founder of the Institute for Christian Economics in Tyler, Texas. He's a long-time associate of Ron Paul, intellectual godfather of the Tea Party movement -- the very people responsible for Congressional deadlock over the government shutdown and debt ceiling debate.

Paul and North go way back. North served on Paul's first congressional staff in 1976, and North describes himself as Paul's "original staff economist." Earlier this year, Paul announced plans for a curriculum for home schoolers that will teach "biblical" concepts. The director of curriculum development for the program? Gary North.

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1. Romans Had The Right Idea.

[get the red out]

2. Of course they are

I never doubted it. They are a huge danger to this country and have been for quite a while.

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3. Don't forget the role of rightwing anti-regulatory libertarians: the idea that we will all benefit

by destroying the Federal government is one that Grover Norquist et al have been pushing for years, and their favorite strategy has always been to bankrupt the government. And, of course, limiting government funding is a way to do that. Norquist has always been a fan of government shutdowns and of shutdown threats. The 2011 loss of top ratings for US bonds, due to continuing budget difficulties, fits perfectly into that agenda

Grover Norquist: GOP Must Be Willing To Force Government Shutdown In Battle Against Federal Spending
Nick Wing
First Posted: 11/19/10 12:12 PM ET
Updated: 05/25/11 07:15 PM ET