Setting the Record Straight: Bachmann, Schaeffer and the Christian Right
Setting the Record Straight: Michele Bachmann, Francis Schaeffer and the Christian Right
By John W. Whitehead
http://www.rutherford.org/articles_db/commentary.asp?record_id=726
August 19, 2011
"Certain journalists use 'dominionist' the way some folks on Fox News use the word 'sharia.' Its strangeness scares people. Without history or context, the word creates a siege mentality in which 'we' need to guard against 'them.'"-Lisa Miller, "'Dominionism' beliefs among conservative Christians overblown," The Washington Post
By its very nature, politics is inclined towards corruption, deception and the accumulation of power. Organized religion, in many regards, is no better. So I am particularly leery of those who strive to merge politics with religion and, in the process, turn presidential elections into a test of one's religiosity, for good or ill.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
By John W. Whitehead
http://www.rutherford.org/articles_db/commentary.asp?record_id=726
August 19, 2011
"Certain journalists use 'dominionist' the way some folks on Fox News use the word 'sharia.' Its strangeness scares people. Without history or context, the word creates a siege mentality in which 'we' need to guard against 'them.'"-Lisa Miller, "'Dominionism' beliefs among conservative Christians overblown," The Washington Post
By its very nature, politics is inclined towards corruption, deception and the accumulation of power. Organized religion, in many regards, is no better. So I am particularly leery of those who strive to merge politics with religion and, in the process, turn presidential elections into a test of one's religiosity, for good or ill.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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