Sunday, April 04, 2004

DOMINIONISTS?
(Good friend Joel Sogol just sent me a story on a piece of legislation that hasn't gotten much play. Did a Google search on "Dominionists" and the result is quite scary. Interestingly, some of the better arguments against this movement and this legislation, come, not from liberals but from rightwing extremists and religious groups who see them as false prophets. )
"The Constitution Restoration Act – drafted by a former minion of TV evangelist Pat Robertson – is the fruit of decades of work by a group of extremists known broadly as "Dominionists." Their openly expressed aim is to establish "biblical rule" over every aspect of society – placing "the state, the school, the arts and sciences, law, economics, and every other sphere under Christ the King." Or as Attorney General John Ashcroft – the nation's chief law enforcement officer – likes to say: "America has no king but Jesus!"
(SMIRKING CHIMP, unearthed by Joel Sogol)

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