Originally posted by idle_rocker
reply to post by undo
I don't see dominionism at all. What I see is different people with different ideas. That doesn't constitute dominionism. Please give your
definition of dominionism as I'm failing to see the connection.
Edit: This question is posed to Lillitu, not Undo. sorry.
[edit on 3/30/08 by idle_rocker]
Dominionism describes, in several distinct ways, a tendency among some conservative politically-active Christians to seek influence or control
over secular civil government through political action — aiming either at a nation governed by Christians or a nation governed by a conservative
Christian understanding of biblical law. The use and application of this terminology is a matter of controversy.
Dominion Theology
Dominion Theology is a grouping of theological systems[4] with the common belief that society should be governed exclusively by the law of God as
codified in the Bible, to the exclusion of secular law, a view also known as theonomy. The most prominent modern formulation of Dominion Theology is
Christian Reconstructionism, founded by R. J. Rushdoony in the 1970s. Reconstructionists themselves use the word dominionism to refer to their belief
that civil government should be controlled by Christians alone and conducted according to Biblical law.[5][6] Social scientists have used the word
"dominionism" to refer to adherence to Dominion Theology[4][7][8] as well as to the influence in the broader Christian Right of ideas inspired by
Dominion Theology.[4] Although such influence (particularly of Reconstructionism) has been described by many authors,[9][10] full adherents to
Reconstructionism are few and marginalized among conservative Christians.[9][11][12]
Dominionism
And the following is but one good example of this:
Originally posted by AshleyD
1). Yes. I would be thrilled to have Roe vs. Wade overturned. Mainly because the thought of little babies being vacuumed out of their mommy's tummy
as a form of birth control makes we want to cry.
They wish the law of the land to be based on their religious beliefs, based on their morality, without question without debate. Yet these same people
don't have a problem going to or supporting a war with a culture that does not believe in their religion. Abortion is bad, but war is good. They
don't agree with abortion being legal, but it's not good enough for them to abstain from using this procedure, they wish to impose their belief in
attempting to make this illegal.
Have you noticed before any supreme court judge is confirmed they must pass the test on where they stand on the abortion issue? Is this the deciding
factor you wish to have for the appointment of judges? I would like this test to be about the constitution and personal liberty and freedom.
Personal freedom and liberty is not the goal of the Evangelical Christian, they want dominion and control, and obedience to their gods law for all.
I'm very agnostic, frankly I don't believe in the bible or the Christian God, yet these people wish me to lay down and be ruled by there viewpoints
without debate.
Most of the posts in this thread show the brainwashing that has occurred and is occurring.
They have been taken mind body and soul to the point there is no reasoning with them, they are blind and can't see.
Humans have searched since our beginning for the meaning of life, the whole why are we here question, these people have the pride to act as if they
have found it.