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Why You Need to Understand Evangelical Christianity's Outrageous and Influential Far-Right Fringe
Is Christian Reconstruction so fringed out it is not worthy of attention? Not according to Julie J. Ingersoll, author of the new book, Building God's Kingdom: Inside the World of Christian Reconstruction (Oxford University Press, 2015), who posits that Reconstructionists' "biblical worldview" plays a highly influential role, although subtle and often hidden, in contemporary right-wing politics.
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What is Dominionism?
Dominionism (sometimes used interchangeably with Christian Reconstructionism and theonomy, see below) is a political and religious philosophy that seeks to make the United States government a Christian theocracy. (Most Dominionists try to avoid using this name.... -
Video: Ted Cruz Anointed by Antigay, Pro-Religious War Pastors
In the video, Tea Party potentate Ted Cruz is blessed by pastors who claim the Constitution is based on the Old Testament, appear to endorse biblical slavery, depict gay marriage as a socialist plot against the traditional family, and call for a Christian war on secular society. -
Rick Santorum’s Ties to Shadowy Right Wing Council for National Policy
GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum is building momentum and he is unabashedly flying his Dominionist flag high. He is pulling the Dominionist leaders and their mega-millionaire backers out of the brush and into the light. -
Mike Huckabee Says Americans Should Be Forcibly Indoctrinated at Gunpoint
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Religious Groups Spend $400 Million Annually Lobbying in DC, Study Finds
The number of religious groups lobbying in Washington D.C. has grown five times larger from 1970 to today, according to a Pew report released Monday.
The number of lobbyists grew from only 40 religious advocacy groups in 1970 to nearly 200 today.
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