Not Worried Enough Yet? Well, The Dominionists are Coming!

[MineralMan]

What do Mike Pence, Betsy DeVos, Ben Carson and a host of others in the Trump Administration have in common? They're all Christian Dominionists. Why does that matter? Read this article excerpt below and then click the link for more.

http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/43793-christian-dominionists-meet-at-trump-s-washington-hotel-to-answer-the-divine-call-to-war

Christian Dominionists Meet at Trump's Washington Hotel to Answer the "Divine Call to War"
Friday, March 09, 2018
By Bill Berkowitz, Truthout | News Analysis

Last month, while NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre was regaling culture warriors at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference with tales of socialists trying to take away their guns, Christian Dominionists were holding an event called "The Turnaround: An Appeal to Heaven National Gathering," at Washington's Trump International Hotel. It featured some of the most prominent Christian Dominionists in the country. Although there are various iterations of Dominionism, Dominionists are united in their belief that conservative Christians should take complete control of all the political, secular and cultural institutions in the country.

Though they are not nearly as well known as Christian Right leaders, such as Jerry Falwell Jr., Franklin Graham and Robert Jeffress Jr., top Dominionist leaders like Dutch Sheets, Chuck Pierce, Cindy Jacobs and Lou Engle are a force worth paying attention to.

Those leaders, according to People for the American Way's Right Wing Watch, "are associated with the New Apostolic Reformation, which believes a triumphant, dominion-taking church will help bring about the return of Christ, and many are part of POTUS Shield, a network of self-described apostles and prophets who believe President Trump was anointed by God to help bring that all about."

Dutch Sheets, the go-to guy for the event, claimed that it would "play a prophetic role in getting the church to function as Christ's Ekklesia, the representatives of His Kingdom government on earth; as such, we will expose the enemies of God, disrupt their plans, enforce Heaven's rule, and reform America." In 2015, Right Wing Watch pointed out, Sheets said, "We must realize that we are God's governing force on the earth, which have been given keys of authority from Him to legislate from the spiritual realm."

[MANative]

1. People this delusional must be forceably institutionalized. nt

[MichMary]

3. "Forceably institutionalized?"

We got rid of involuntary commitment decades ago. And that's a good thing, too.

[Mc Mike]

2. Dominionists are the bircher form of christianity.

[angrychair]

4. With all due respect

They are the normal form of Christianity. All Christians are required to convert, reform and control all the world’s people.

The concept is simple: either become a Christian or “burn in Hell”.
Put all the positive spin on it a person can about love and kindness, it all still boils down to that. There is no middle ground.

Everything revolves around serving, glorifying, bowing, prostrating and obeying god.

It why Christians like trump so much: their god is as weak, narcissistic and thin-skinned as he his.

This is a cult that wants to bring about the end of the world and they have their god-king that has the power to do it.

[Mc Mike]

5. I don't believe that concept, and I'm a practicing Catholic, ac.

Bit of a diversion from my Dominionists = Birchers observation, at any rate.

[treestar]

6. Charles I lost his head

Because he believed something like that. I believe this issue was resolved in the 17 th century , which called and wants its problems back

[ananda]

7. Isn't Ted Cruz one too?

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