What Would an Evangelical Christian Country Be Like

CunningCanuk

CunningCanuk

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Rob Roy said:
Oh. allow me to elucidate then. A government and a religious cult are very similar.

You mentioned the elites of religion in a hypothetical Evangelical "caliphate" would be entering brothels etc.
My post, seeks to demonstrate the similarity of government / elites with the religious evangelicals you were attempting to malign.

It's not a hard extrapolation, if you understand that government IS a kind of faith based religious cult. I hope that answers your question.

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I never had a question, I just pointed out your post pointless. Kinda like this one.
 
Rob Roy

Rob Roy

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CunningCanuk said:
I never had a question, I just pointed out your post pointless. Kinda like this one.
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Sometimes it's good to question though.

My post wasn't pointless, you just missed the point, admitted you did and I was kind enough to set you straight. I may have inferred a question from your comment, even though you didn't technically punctuate with a question mark, you implied you were seeking explanation.

Really. it's okay though, I still like you even when you have difficulty extrapolating or being insightful.



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CunningCanuk

CunningCanuk

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Rob Roy said:
Sometimes it's good to question though.

My post wasn't pointless, you just missed the point, admitted you did and I was kind enough to set you straight. I may have inferred a question from your comment, even though you didn't technically punctuate with a question mark, you implied you were seeking explanation.

Really. it's okay though, I still like you even when you have difficulty extrapolating or being insightful.



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hanimmal

hanimmal

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Rob Roy said:
Oh. allow me to elucidate then. A government and a religious cult are very similar.

You mentioned the elites of religion in a hypothetical Evangelical "caliphate" would be entering brothels etc.
My post, seeks to demonstrate the similarity of government / elites with the religious evangelicals you were attempting to malign.

It's not a hard extrapolation, if you understand that government IS a kind of faith based religious cult. I hope that answers your question.

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UncleBuck

UncleBuck

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CunningCanuk said:
If there was a point to this post, I missed it.
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i think the point was that his hero trump was never, ever assoiated with jeffrey epstein. not when trump and epstein were living together, best friends, or any other time. donald trump and convicted pedophile jeffrey epstein were just never that close.
 
captainmorgan

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schuylaar

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captainmorgan said:
www.rawstory.com

‘How theocracies are born’: Experts warn of ‘Trump’s Jesus fascists’ after report on Christian GOP churches

'Truly Sick" Experts, journalists, and chroniclers of religious extremism are sounding alarm bells over a Washington Post exposé on "a growing Christian movement that is nondenominational, openly political and has become an engine of former president Donald Trump's Republican Party." As The...
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'what could possibly come from humoring him for this brief period of time?' -the tomb of the unknown republican
 
DIY-HP-LED

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As The Christian Right Is Declining, They Become Hard-Edged, Says Writer

The New York Times' Michelle Goldberg joins Morning Joe to discuss her new piece 'The Christian Right Is in Decline, and It’s Taking America With It.'
 
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DIY-HP-LED said:
So what's the difference between these guys and radical Islamists?
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A new Christian nationalism movement wants to take over the country for God to rule: report - Raw Story - Celebrating 17 Years of Independent Journalism

A new Christian nationalism movement wants to take over the country for God to rule: report

A shocking Washington Post report revealed Sunday that a movement of Christian nationalists is pressing for a movement that puts their church at the heart of a Trumpist theocracy.

The story begins with a shocking story of a church pastor displaying a map of Ft. Worth and diving it into sins like greed, competition, rebellion and lust. The story described a world in which demons are real, magical miracles can actually happen, there are only two genders, no abortion, Bible-based education, and the church rules everyone's life.

"It was an hour and a half into the 11 a.m. service of a church that represents a rapidly growing kind of Christianity in the United States, one whose goal includes bringing under the authority of a biblical God every facet of life from schools to city halls to Washington," said the report.

The pastor speaking out for the new world order was one of many people who traveled to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. He chanted quietly, "Father, we declare America is yours."

If it sounds familiar it's similar to what many Trump-loving pastors have pushed for years.

Faith leaders like Trump's spiritual adviser Paula White were one of many who organized a nationwide prayer rally ahead of the Jan. 6 attack. They talk about an imminent "heavenly strike" and "a Christian populist uprising." It helped many of those who attacked the Capitol feel like they were taking over the country for God.

Read the full story at the Washington Post.
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So Q really is God? Or God is really Q? Is this a chicken or egg thing that never will be resolved?
 
Fogdog

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DIY-HP-LED said:
So what's the difference between these guys and radical Islamists?
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A new Christian nationalism movement wants to take over the country for God to rule: report - Raw Story - Celebrating 17 Years of Independent Journalism

A new Christian nationalism movement wants to take over the country for God to rule: report

A shocking Washington Post report revealed Sunday that a movement of Christian nationalists is pressing for a movement that puts their church at the heart of a Trumpist theocracy.

The story begins with a shocking story of a church pastor displaying a map of Ft. Worth and diving it into sins like greed, competition, rebellion and lust. The story described a world in which demons are real, magical miracles can actually happen, there are only two genders, no abortion, Bible-based education, and the church rules everyone's life.

"It was an hour and a half into the 11 a.m. service of a church that represents a rapidly growing kind of Christianity in the United States, one whose goal includes bringing under the authority of a biblical God every facet of life from schools to city halls to Washington," said the report.

The pastor speaking out for the new world order was one of many people who traveled to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. He chanted quietly, "Father, we declare America is yours."

If it sounds familiar it's similar to what many Trump-loving pastors have pushed for years.

Faith leaders like Trump's spiritual adviser Paula White were one of many who organized a nationwide prayer rally ahead of the Jan. 6 attack. They talk about an imminent "heavenly strike" and "a Christian populist uprising." It helped many of those who attacked the Capitol feel like they were taking over the country for God.

Read the full story at the Washington Post.
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Interesting.

The evangelical movement grew in the seventies as an alternative to mainline churches and the children of evangelists are abandoning them for mainline churches. Participation in these "good news" churches has dropped from 25% to 14%.

Meanwhile the evangelical movement doubled down. The movement started with people who wanted their own experience with God. With their decline, they are now trying to force it upon everyone else. As with Trump's failed bid for a second term, the minority is doing its utmost to force the majority to live by their baseless beliefs.

"Dominionism"

Its most successful leaders are considered apostles and prophets, including some with followings in the hundreds of thousands, publishing empires, TV shows, vast prayer networks, podcasts, spiritual academies, and branding in the form of T-shirts, bumper stickers and even flags. It is a world in which demons are real, miracles are real, and the ultimate mission is not just transforming individual lives but also turning civilization itself into their version of God’s Kingdom: one with two genders, no abortion, a free-market economy, Bible-based education, church-based social programs and laws such as the ones curtailing LGBTQ rights now moving through statehouses around the country.
 
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