Dominionism

[rocket88]

Vocab Word of the Day: Dominionism | Death and Taxes

OK, Cons. You all love to go on about Obama and Rev. Wright or Ayers. How about the people that Bachmann and Perry know? Care about them?

“Put simply,” she writes, “Dominionism means that Christians have a God-given right to rule all earthly institutions.”

She then goes on to list the Dominionist influences on record from Bachmann and Perry’s histories, such as Perry’s relationship with New Apostolic Reformation and Bachmann’s relationship to John Eidsmoe, an Oral Roberts University professor, and nationalist historian David Barton who are both Christian Reconstructionists

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[U.S. Socialist.]

Here is a great website about the threat of Dominionism: Rise of the Religious Right in the Republican Party This page talks about their take over of the Republican Party: Taking Over the Republican Party

 

[justabubba]

here is another excellent read, which touches on bachmann's brush with dominionism
it shows us what a kook and liar bachmann actually is

... The more Bachmann talks about God, the more she is likely to be asked about Schaeffer, Eidsmoe, Noebel, and some of the other exotic influences on her thinking. The success of her campaign will rest partly on her ability to keep these influences, which she has talked about for years, out of the public discussion. ...

The Transformation of Michele Bachmann : The New Yorker

 

[NGNM85]

Article by Frank Schaeffer from AlterNet on Michelle Bachmann, and the lunatic fringe of the Religious Right;
Michele Bachmann Was Inspired By My Dad and His Christian Reconstructionist Friends -- Here's Why That's Terrifying | | AlterNet