re: #102 borgcube

I’m not even sure what a dominionist is to be honest. While the comparison one on one may be valid, I seriously doubt the numbers are even a blip when measured against those enslaved by fundamentalist Islam. And that doesn’t even take into account the economic enslavement and overall backwardness courtesy of Islam almost everywhere it “thrives.”

I think the belief I see here often of a threat of fundamentalist Christians imposing some sort of theocracy in the US is way overstated to say the least.
And I’m the first one they’d come after, being such a devout heathen and everything, and I’m not worried in the slightest. Relax.

Conparing Islam to Dominionists doesn’t make any sense. There’s no equivalency. The problems are completely different. Dominionists aren’t going to take over the country or anything, I don’t subscribe to the conspiracy theories about that. But they have a lot of influence in the GOP. Christian nationalism is real, and it’s not just a blip, else they would not wield so much influence in a major political party.

Dominionism in simple terms, is the notion that Christians should occupy secular institutions, as a mandate from the Bible. That our government institutions should be by their nature Christian. All this BS about the Founding Fathers wanting a christian nation, ignoring the Treaty of Tripoli and Jefferson’s writings on the subject? Dominionist. Decrying the separation between church and state and working to remove it? Dominionist. Pat Robertson? Dominionist. Wigging out about “secular humanists” ruining the country. Dominionist. Focus on the Family? Dominionist. Family Research Council? Domimionist. Note all this talk of “family”. Dogwhistles for attacking diversity and queers. I’ve heard FOF and FRc are pretty influential! I see them on my teevee quite often.

There won’t be a theocracy here, ever. Many dominionists don’t want a theocracy. They simply want a country that reflects their Christian values in government over other values, that can wield influence and demonize the ‘other’ (gays are always near the top) as a biblical mandate. And of course there are many politicians who are not strictly part of this movement, but dog-whistle to it.

So yeah, put down the Radical Islam, we ain’t talkin’ about Radical Islam. We’re talking about a political movement here, not people being beaten in the streets in Tehran. I’ll relax when I’m dead. ;-)