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white_wolf

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23. I took a lot of heat in another post for saying something similar...
Wed May 9, 2012, 03:13 PM
May 2012

Anyone who thinks that Christian Domionists will be any less cruel or violent than their Muslim counterparts is blind. I took a lot of heat in another post for saying that Christianity has the potential to be just as violent and oppressive as Islam, but I stand by that claim. Let these Christian Reconstructionists gain power and see how long it takes us to start executing people of different faiths, gay people, adulterers, etc. The founder of the movement, Rousas John Rushdoony, does not even bother to hide his goals. In "The Institutes of the Biblical Law" he openly calls for the restoring of Mosaic Law.

The Family is a very powerful Christan Reconstuctionist group and they hold power in virtually every level of government and both Democrats and Republicans are part of their group. They are the ones who host the National Prayer Breakfast every year and every President since Eisenhower had attended.

True, Sir The Magistrate May 2012 #1
yes it is fascisthunter May 2012 #2
No. It's their radical Christianity dmallind May 2012 #3
Radical Islam wants an Islamic state. mmonk May 2012 #4
The nature of the state they want of course, and why they want it dmallind May 2012 #7
There are differences in the details, bit the Xtian Dominionists hifiguy May 2012 #9
Well policy towards gays is far more of a detail than theology really dmallind May 2012 #14
I think that is a fair assessment. nt arthritisR_US May 2012 #5
Certainly the racial attribution is incorrect ProgressiveProfessor May 2012 #15
While true, the religious right is generally attributed to whites mmonk May 2012 #19
It is an incorrect generalization ProgressiveProfessor May 2012 #21
I understand and noticed. mmonk May 2012 #25
BTW, I changed the OP. mmonk May 2012 #26
Incorrect by at least an order of magnitude ProgressiveProfessor May 2012 #6
I think your mistake is in considering what is, not what is desired dmallind May 2012 #10
With the exception of a few really hardcore...most of the xtians I know do not want to stone ProgressiveProfessor May 2012 #22
Dehumanization preceeds killing. mmonk May 2012 #11
Religious extremism isn't static, should extremist Christianity get its' wish of turning the U.S. Uncle Joe May 2012 #16
A perfect analogy. hifiguy May 2012 #8
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe May 2012 #12
You're welcome as always. mmonk May 2012 #20
100% correct n/t malaise May 2012 #13
Pretty much sums it up.. Justpat May 2012 #17
No shit! get the red out May 2012 #18
They are just jealous the Muslims beat them to it. white_wolf May 2012 #24
I took a lot of heat in another post for saying something similar... white_wolf May 2012 #23
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