It was reported in the Virginian Pilot today that some republican presidential candidates are believers in "dominionism". According to WikiPedia this belief maintains that the "nation (should be) governed by a conservative Christian understanding of biblical law, or a nation governed by Christians". "Soft" Dominionists believe America is a Christian nation. "Hard" Dominionists are those who advocate the establishment of a theocracy. Another web site notes that Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry "have deep ties to a fringe fundamentalist movement known as 'dominionism' which says Christians should rule the world". It would be good idea to read Kevin Phillips American Theocracy from 2006.
(Source: "American theocracy revisited" by Ross Douthat of the NY Times. In The Virginian Pilot on 9/6/11).
No comments:
Post a Comment