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The Radical Religious Right A threatening phenomenon has entered the
religious world since the mid 1970s; the Conservative Christian Right. We all
have differing views in our society about what constitutes that segment of
society and, for good reason. Generally, most non-members of these groups know
them by their attacks on homosexuals, environmentalists, liberal thinkers, sex
education, women's rights, abortion, pornography, inter-racial relationships,
civil rights issues, moral violations, inter-faith concepts, bans on prayer in
schools, evolution, euthanasia, immigration, peace movements, lack of
patriotism, flag burning, death penalty opponents, and the separation of church
and state; to name a few. The Christian Zionists Postmillennialists believe that Christ will not
return to earth until much of the world has converted to Christianity. The most
prominent example of this type of movement in history is known as the Crusades,
which were started as a pretext of recovering the "Holy Land" for Christianity,
(Catholicism). More recently, the region has been at the center of the
Arab-Israeli conflict. The "Holy Land", as defined in this concept generally
includes, but is not restricted to, the modern State of Israel, the West Bank,
the Gaza Strip, and much of modern-day Jordan, Syria, Egypt and Lebanon. Kingdom Now theology Mixing Prophecy and Politics Christian Zionism - Christian Action for Israel Christian Zionists, Israel and the ‘Second Coming’ Christian Zionism - America's Christian Zionists Take Israel by Storm The Dominionists Dominion Theology is used as a general term for all those who believe that God gave mankind complete rule over the planet. We are using this specific term to separate a particular movement called "Wise Use" directly connected to the work of Ron Arnold, head of the Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise, and advocate of the right to own property and use the planet's resources for the benefit of mankind. This takes on a sinister aspect when considering that are groups that believe the actual destruction of the environment is a prerequisite for the return of Jesus. They are also Postmillennialists who believe that Christ will not return to earth until the environment is almost completely destroyed and actively participate in that destruction.
Why the Christian Right Fights the Environmental Movement Wise Use: What do We Believe? Wise Use - Wikipedia "Wise Use" in the White House Wise Use Combines with Dominion Theology to Exploit the Environment Interview Stephenie Hendricks on the Extremists Reversing Environmental Policy Dominionism and the Constitution in Exile Movement Christians or Corporate Lapdogs: Christian Radio and the Environment Competitive Enterprise Institute And Global Warming The Reconstructuinists / Dominists - Theonomy & Theocracy Theonomy is defined by Merriam-Webster as: the
state of being theonomous, which means governed by God : subject to God's
authority. Theocracy is defined as government of a state by divine guidance or
by officials who are regarded as divinely guided The basic belief is that the
entire world should be forced to follow all the laws of the Old Testament.
Under theoretical model civil laws must be changed to match the Bible's moral
rules and each individual, family, church, government and society must be
reconstructed to eliminate sin. People should be executed for adultery,
blasphemy, heresy, homosexual behavior, idolatry, prostitution, pre-marital or
extra-marital sex, and evil sorcery (witchcraft), to name a few of the proposed
capital crimes. They believe that those found guilty of these "crimes" either
be stoned to death or burned alive and are only divided by the execution method
to be used. They also believe that slavery should be reintroduced into society
and that these goals be accomplished through genocide and mass murder, rather
than through proselytizing. Theocracy Watch Theonomy & Theocracy Dominionism Dominion Theology Kingdom Now Theology Christian Fascism Kinism
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