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valleyrogue

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28. RJR was so off his rocker nuts,

Reply to susanr516 (Reply #9)

Sat Jul 12, 2025, 11:20 PM

Jul 2025

even Francis Schaeffer thought him "clinically insane," according to his son, Frank.

Rushdoony was all about instituting Old Testament law in our secular society, with generous use of the death penalty for a variety of things. He wrote a book called Institutes of Biblical Law which his fellow crackpot disciples follow. Rushdoony was a combination of John Birch paranoia (I believe he was actually a member of the JBS), "libertarian" nuttery, and wrapped his fascistic notions in a religious cloak. Christian reconstructionism is political, not religious, complete and total heresy to those who support traditional Christianity.

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