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News and commentary about the anti-gay lobbyAugust 31st, 2011
Warren Throckmorton answers that question as he dives deep into the different flavors of Dominionism and comes up with many different answers, none of them good. Some are, as he puts it, “squeamish about ‘severe sanctions’ like death.” But others, not so much. It’s an excellent breakdown. You will want to keep this link handy.
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Ravenbiker
September 1st, 2011
Yikes! Death for divorce? Death for the birth of bastards? Death for doctors? Death for all who “show”their sexuality? Is this the Dark Ages again?
I’m beginning to believe Christians can’t coexist with anyone!
Shofixti
September 2nd, 2011
Oh great, I just read this – was going to suggest you post something about it.
I reckon that all these dominionists – before actually trying to inflict these princples on the populace should first “try” it out themselves.
Get 200 or so families together with a nice fence around their community. Then, as sins are committed, instead of executing – exile them out. I think your support for politics that would see you directly extinguished, would vanish pretty fast.
BlackDog
September 2nd, 2011
Hell, they could make a reality show out of it, and for effect have mock executions of those who get “voted off the island.”
Then interview them after, and see if they still wanna follow those rules in real life.
Sadly, most Dominionists don’t REALLY want to live like that themselves. They just want to force everyone else to live that way. They always hide…or make excuses for…their own sins.
Donny D.
September 2nd, 2011
Ravenbiker wrote:
The Dominionists are only a small percentage of Protestant fundamentalists, and an even smaller percentage of Christians overall. It isn’t at all fair to judge all Christians by what Dominionists believe.
However, I’ll agree with anyone who says that a small demographic can still be influential.
Cory Sampson
September 2nd, 2011
Let me just point out something:
“He said Christians who crusade for social reform should consider the outcome of the Prohibition Act, which outlawed alcohol but also fueled organized crime.
“Christians had made a massive impact in the ‘temperance movement’ to stop drunkenness. Then they overreached with draconian legislation called the Volstead Act, and the backlash legalized alcohol,†Wallnau said. “To my brothers in Uganda I would say, ‘Be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.’—
The words of Lance Walnau, one of the Dominionists supposedly “squeamish” toward the death penalty. Note that his concern is NOT that people will be put to death for their private sexual behaviour; no, his concern is that draconian measures will result in a backlash.
He’s just fine with gays dying – if only they’d stay dead.
Tim Ellerbrock
September 5th, 2011
This is scary, but it does serve to show what extremism can lead to. I would hope that followers of Jesus will stand up to this misuse of the bible.
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