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AfterInfinity
reply to post by IrishCream
"End of Times"? End of World is more like it. If anything is going to end, it will be the world as we know it. But I think that's a pretty big leap from a zealous stenographer throwing a fit in a House meeting.
Then when Pat Robertson ran for President things looked really ominous. I was gratified when that crashed and burned but they did succeed in having many restrictive laws passed at the time. Not much has happened since and the evangelicals have faded away in to the scenery from what I can tell.
Dominion Theology or Dominionism is the idea that Christians should work toward either a nation governed by Christians or one governed by a conservative Christian understanding of biblical law. It is a form of theocracy and is related to theonomy, though it does not necessarily advocate Mosaic law as the basis of government. Prominent adherents of Dominion Theology are otherwise theologically diverse, including the Calvinist Christian Reconstructionism and the charismatic/Pentecostal Kingdom Now theology and New Apostolic Reformation.
Some elements within the mainstream Christian right have been influenced by Dominion Theology authors. Indeed, some writers have applied the term "Dominionism" more broadly to the mainstream Christian right, implicitly arguing that that movement is founded upon a theology that requires Christians to govern over non-Christians. Mainstream conservatives do not call themselves "Dominionists," and the usage has sparked considerable controversy.
In his 1992 study of Dominion Theology and its influence on the Christian Right, Bruce Barron writes,
In the context of American evangelical efforts to penetrate and transform public life, the distinguishing mark of a dominionist is a commitment to defining and carrying out an approach to building society that is self-consciously defined as exclusively Christian, and dependent specifically on the work of Christians, rather than based on a broader consensus.[29]
According to Diamond, the defining concept of dominionism is "that Christians alone are Biblically mandated to occupy all secular institutions until Christ returns". In 1989, Diamond declared that this concept "has become the central unifying ideology for the Christian Right"[24] (p. 138, emphasis in original) in the United States. In 1995, she called it "prevalent on the Christian Right".[30]
Journalist Chip Berlet added in 1998 that, although they represent different theological and political ideas, dominionists assert a Christian duty to take "control of a sinful secular society."[31]
In 2005, Clarkson enumerated the following characteristics shared by all forms of dominionism:[32]
*Dominionists celebrate Christian nationalism, in that they believe that the United States once was, and should once again be, a Christian nation. In this way, they deny the Enlightenment roots of American democracy.
*Dominionists promote religious supremacy, insofar as they generally do not respect the equality of other religions, or even other versions of Christianity.
*Dominionists endorse theocratic visions, insofar as they believe that the Ten Commandments, or "biblical law," should be the foundation of American law, and that the U.S. Constitution should be seen as a vehicle for implementing Biblical principles.[32]
windword
reply to post by IrishCream
Yep. That guy was unaffected by her outburst and remained calm and unattached as she left his company, calmly walked to podium and started her rant. He never even flinched. I think he was deliberately recording her outburst on cell phone.
Clearly, this was a planned and premeditated speech.
There are also some tweets...apparently she "was inspired last night by the Holy Spirit to speak up at the House."
Ros-Lehtinen told Fox News that Reidy "came up to the podium area beneath where I was standing and asked me if the microphones were on. I said that I didn't know. I assumed that perhaps I was chatting too much to the helpful parliamentarians around me. Then she suddenly faced the front and said words like 'Thus spoke the Lord.' And, 'This is not the Lord's work.'
"I hammered to get control and hush her up. She said something about the devil. It was sudden, confusing and heartbreaking. She is normally a gentle soul."
CNN reported that Officer Shennell S. Antrobus of Capitol Police took Reidy to a local hospital for evaluation.
So far, it is unclear what prompted Reidy’s meltdown on the House floor. Despite her outburst, though, the vote was completed and the House passed the bill, which was signed by the president shortly after midnight. Still, questions remain as to why Reidy, a woman whom “many officers knew…personally,” CNN reported, would have acted this way.
Planned, premeditated (by someone, but not her) and orchestrated event... PERIOD!
wildtimes
Someone posted some info re her husband and her "close family relative"'s statements about her. They are saying she is NOT unstable, NOT in need of an evaluation, etc. etc.
AfterInfinity
that if anyone should be questioned, it's the reverend or pastor who spoke to her shortly beforehand.
I'm not sure. I'm thinking that if anyone should be questioned, it's the reverend or pastor who spoke to her shortly beforehand. Wildtimes isn't alone in suspecting he had more than a passing influence on her outburst. Someone should check to see if he is a frequent observer of these House meetings, or if he's an infrequent visitor and one of his sporadic indulgences were timed conveniently to be right next to her before she made her speech. Also, check his history to see if he's had any political connections or is connected to anyone who has made religious speeches regarding political matters recently.
wildtimes
"Look, we know this will cost you your job, but we will compensate you for the rest of your life if you will just do this."
That would be awfully expensive for just an extreme brief rant that no one is taking seriously.