Christian Dominionists - Bible Versus Constitution

[Surtur]

http://www.bibleversusconstitution.org/

So, I like to keep tabs on the extreme members of our predominant monotheism. Not that I hate Christianity, I have a lot of people I care about and respect who are Christian, I am talking about Dominionism and Christian Reconstructionism. The problem with these views is that they work on the notion that the only religion should be Christianity. Domionists are the ones we are most familiar with, the GOP is filled with them, and we know what they are saying is dangerous. However, even these domionists don't want to replace the constitution entirely. Recon's want to do away with "sinful secular" law and institute Biblical law. These folks are insane, but fortunately they are a minority within a minority, so are not very dangerous. Your thoughts?

 

[Stratochu]

I think they will be dangerous if their views are allowed to spread, but at this time they are not dangerous.

FWIW I voted for Gary Johnson in '12 and my sweetbolt voted for Jill Stein.

 

[Grand Number of Pounds]

I'm a Christian, pretty conservative when it comes to theology, and these people scare me to death. Google Pensacola Christian College. They'd want to institute that college's rules on a national scale.

Even worse, when I started to care about politics, I thought a lot like them

I like the way you vote, Stratochu. I'm sort of libertarian myself. I'm liberal on some issues and conservative on some issues, so actually I'm probably more moderate.

 

[random_pickle]

Why do I sense an army of trolls raining hellfire on that site in the future?

 

[Stratochu]

I'm a Christian, pretty conservative when it comes to theology, and these people scare me to death. Google Pensacola Christian College. They'd want to institute that college's rules on a national scale.

Even worse, when I started to care about politics, I thought a lot like them

I like the way you vote, Stratochu. I'm sort of libertarian myself. I'm liberal on some issues and conservative on some issues, so actually I'm probably more moderate.

Thanks, and honestly I vote for who I think will do the best job in office, so does my sweetbolt, altho she was kind of biased by the chance of Jill Stein being America's first woman president.

 

[Grand Number of Pounds]

I try to vote who I think is the best, too. That's pretty hard to figure out at times.

I didn't read the website. Holy crap, they're worse than I thought

I was just some wacky member of the Religious Right. These people want to overthrow the country and institute a theocracy.

Yeah, let's hope someone trolls them into oblivion

 

[Judge Holden]

These groups only truly spread in near apocalyptic times of uncertainty, conflict, deprivations or unrest. The only circumstances I suspect these guys will have a snowballs chance in hell is if the US suffers some apocalyptic event such as total economic clusterfuck, nuclear war, or something like yellowstone erupting which scares most the population senseless and causes everyone to run screaming and looking for someone who claims to be able to fix things, so long as people do exactly as they say.

 

[Holdek]

There's no difference between this and what is in place in Iran.

And I don't want to live in a theocracy, whether based on the Koran or the Bible.

 

[Vincent]

There's no difference between this and what is in place in Iran.

And I don't want to live in a theocracy, whether based on the Koran or the Bible.

Agreed, and I am religious. Church and State should be kept separate, for the safety of both institutions.

 

[c-no]

As a Christian, I'd like to say this: After clicking the link, I feel like following what the website would advocate would only hurt this country. The Constitution may not be perfect, but I'm pretty sure that God would choose the Constitution over what that website brings up.

 

[José Mourinho]

Living based on the Bible? What were they thinking?

 

[punchabunch]

The only religion should be christianity

No! Just... Just no!

 

[Holdek]

These groups only truly spread in near apocalyptic times of uncertainty, conflict, deprivations or unrest. The only circumstances I suspect these guys will have a snowballs chance in hell is if the US suffers some apocalyptic event such as total economic clusterfuck, nuclear war, or something like yellowstone erupting which scares most the population senseless and causes everyone to run screaming and looking for someone who claims to be able to fix things, so long as people do exactly as they say.

That's usually how extremists get popular support.

 

[Lechugark]

An then there's this guy

So much for freedom of religion.

 

[Surtur]

An then there's this guy

So much for freedom of religion.

This guy's has his own thread, why would you necro'd a thread this old to post this?

 

[Da Pickle Monsta]

I'm a Christian, pretty conservative when it comes to theology, and these people scare me to death. Google Pensacola Christian College. They'd want to institute that college's rules on a national scale.

Oh my God, I once dated a girl from Pensacola Christian College. She attended services at a place called Brownsville Revival Ministries. The place was sketchy as fuck, with the ministers living in huge, expensive houses while the majority of the congregation came from poor working class families.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownsville_Revival

I realized the place was essentially a cult when they would lock the doors during the collection. They also had ATMs in the lobby. Give until it hurts, I guess.

Now they're 1.1 million in debt.

I eventually broke up with the girl over Harry fucking Potter, of all things. I found out she had attended a book burning and I cut contact with her right then and there.

No regrets.

 

[Daario Naharis]

Google Pensacola Christian College.

Well. That place sounds terrifying. Christopher Hitchens (As much as I hate to pull a prominent Atheist out *tips fedora* I can't think of anyone who put it better) talk of a "Celestial North Korea" comes to mind.

Infractions? You can't leave the campus. Too many infractions? You are moving in with your RA and cannot speak with any students other than your RA.

I can't imagine anyone goes there who isn't either...

A) Insane

B) Firmly under their parents thumb and got sent there.

Place sounds like a fucking nuthouse.

 

[Enjoy your spaghetti]

I can't imagine anyone goes there who isn't either...

A) Insane

B) Firmly under their parents thumb and got sent there.

Place sounds like a fucking nuthouse.

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[Daario Naharis]

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I wanted to make some remark about the inherit bias in a institutions "What people say about us" sections, but then I noticed the bit about secular arts colleges requiring their students to "Embrace ungodly thoughts and techniques"

So, yeah.

Place seems pretty iffy to me.

 

[pickletickle]

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Christine's is the best fake testimonial here.