friendly the following excerpts from influential Christian-reconstructionist R.J. Rushdoony's essay "God's Plan for Victory."
"For anyone to proclaim the absolute Kingship of Christ, and the necessary exercise of dominion by Christians in terms of God’s law, is to declare war on the world and to incur wrath and hostility."
"God has a plan for the conquest of all things by His covenant people."
Here is a link to the entire text:
http://www.chalcedon.edu/images/God%27sPlanforVictory.pdf Then look at what the liberal watchdog group, The Interfaith Alliance, has among their recent news items:
Washington, June 15--Today, The Interfaith Alliance (TIA), praised a bipartisan Congressional coalition for blocking consideration, with unanimous consent, of a proposed amendment that would have allowed clergy, through their houses of worship, to officially endorse political candidates without immediately losing their tax-exempt status...
Consider what has happened in recent weeks... The Bush campaign has been caught surreptitiously organizing “friendly congregations” as political tools.
http://www.interfaithalliance.org/News/News.cfm?ID=5352&c=37 The Congressional leadership has tried to weaken and alter the long-standing laws separating church and state using Safe Harbor, the Jones Bill and similar language. Consistent attempts have been made to introduce these illegal measures through bills unrelated to religious freedom in both the House and Senate.
· H. R. 235 -- Houses of Worship Free Speech Restoration Act
· Sec. 692 Safe Harbor for Churches, an amendment to (H.R. 4520) the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004.
· H. R. 2931; The Bright-Line Act of 2001; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the restrictions on the lobbying and campaign activities of churches.
The use of deceptive bill titles and legislative language should serve as a warning that the religious right and the Congressional leadership will probably continue to manipulate religion, houses of worship, and people of faith to ensure that they stay in power with their radical agenda.
So, it seems to me...
There is some kind of convergence between capitalist agendas and the agenda of the christian reconstructionists. Somehow their political agendas dovetail. Are both eager to overturn core American values in the quest for domination?
Did you watch the Frontline about Bush and how he's been effected by conservative Christian thinking? It's a must-see. If you missed it, you can watch in on their website:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/jesus/view/To see Bush as an oil man is an important part of the equation. But he is also advancing the Christiann-reconstructionist agenda.
The frightening thing is how deeply our nation is embroiled in a cultural war, and how desperate and vulnerable people have become --- how willing they are to respond with irrational thinking. There are millions whose thinking has been influenced by the radical religious right. It's like half of the country has joined some kind of bizarre cult.
Do you see it where you live? Is this also part of a way we can purge ourselves out of the ashes of 911?