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What does it mean to you? What trends, if any, threaten that freedom?
For me, the Christian nationalist, Dominionist movement threatens religous freedom. This is a group that wants America to be a Christian theocracy.
Your thoughts?
Here's an article that is food for thought:
From March 2004 to October 2006, the filmmaker traveled the United States, tracking contemporary Christian Nationalism. The first video includes:
1.A City Upon a Hill – James Kennedy's Coral Ridge Ministries and its Christian dominion theology is discussed, and features a "Reclaiming America for Christ" conference and believers' comments. The video captures Mike Huckabee speaking to the Reclaiming America Christ conference, and Lt. Kenneth Beale bragging about the highest number of chaplains ever recruited into the military in 2005, and saying how important it is for military members to declare their faith and have born again experiences. According to the video, Coral Ridge Ministries has 10,000 members, enjoys 3 million weekly viewers of its "Coral Ridge Hour," and has an annual budget of $65 million. A psychologist explains the utopia, filled with supernatural powers, sought by believers in Dominionist theology. War on Christians. The Christian perception that Christians are persecuted and losing their rights — and the call for spiritual warfare in retaliation — is profiled. Fighters of this supposed war include Focus on the Family, Coral Ridge Ministries, Breakthrough Ministries, American Family Association, Family Research Council, Concerned Women for America, Traditional Values Coalition and Eagle Forum. At about 15:50 in the video, Chris Hedges talks about the dangers of this Christian Nation movement.
2.A New Crusade. The second section starts at approximately 16:26 and explores Battle Cry and how it whips up emotions with rock music and visuals for young people being trained to be spiritual warriors. The Battle Cry tells young people that non-Christians are pigs. Thousands upon thousands of America's young attend Battle Cry rallies, as shown in the video, screaming "I want the cross!" One young man talks about dying for the cause. It shows "Force Ministries" which takes a militaristic approach to violent Christianity. "Totalism" is the psychological equivalent to "Totalitarianism," according to the psychologist interviewed in this segment, who says that "Totalism" leads to unquestioned guru following.
http://www.goddiscussion.com/27957/...of-christian-nationalism-in-post-911-america/
For me, the Christian nationalist, Dominionist movement threatens religous freedom. This is a group that wants America to be a Christian theocracy.
Your thoughts?
Here's an article that is food for thought:
From March 2004 to October 2006, the filmmaker traveled the United States, tracking contemporary Christian Nationalism. The first video includes:
1.A City Upon a Hill – James Kennedy's Coral Ridge Ministries and its Christian dominion theology is discussed, and features a "Reclaiming America for Christ" conference and believers' comments. The video captures Mike Huckabee speaking to the Reclaiming America Christ conference, and Lt. Kenneth Beale bragging about the highest number of chaplains ever recruited into the military in 2005, and saying how important it is for military members to declare their faith and have born again experiences. According to the video, Coral Ridge Ministries has 10,000 members, enjoys 3 million weekly viewers of its "Coral Ridge Hour," and has an annual budget of $65 million. A psychologist explains the utopia, filled with supernatural powers, sought by believers in Dominionist theology. War on Christians. The Christian perception that Christians are persecuted and losing their rights — and the call for spiritual warfare in retaliation — is profiled. Fighters of this supposed war include Focus on the Family, Coral Ridge Ministries, Breakthrough Ministries, American Family Association, Family Research Council, Concerned Women for America, Traditional Values Coalition and Eagle Forum. At about 15:50 in the video, Chris Hedges talks about the dangers of this Christian Nation movement.
2.A New Crusade. The second section starts at approximately 16:26 and explores Battle Cry and how it whips up emotions with rock music and visuals for young people being trained to be spiritual warriors. The Battle Cry tells young people that non-Christians are pigs. Thousands upon thousands of America's young attend Battle Cry rallies, as shown in the video, screaming "I want the cross!" One young man talks about dying for the cause. It shows "Force Ministries" which takes a militaristic approach to violent Christianity. "Totalism" is the psychological equivalent to "Totalitarianism," according to the psychologist interviewed in this segment, who says that "Totalism" leads to unquestioned guru following.
http://www.goddiscussion.com/27957/...of-christian-nationalism-in-post-911-america/
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