Just to have a discussion...
I am a religious social conservative.
I had never heard the term “dominionism” until some here on FR was linking it to Cruz or his father.
Just reading a little about the term or their ideas, it seems like they encourage Christians to actively participate in all aspects of our culture.
Am I simplifying that too much?
It seems to me someone used the term “dominionism” to disparage any Christian activism.
Since the 1960’s we have seen...
The Ten Commandments taken out of schools and other public places,
Prayer come under assault in our schools to the place now that even coaches can’t huddle for prayer with their players after games.
Abortion legalized with what 50+ million babies aborted...and now we can’t/won’t even defund planned parenthood.
A dramatic increase in divorces and single parent homes.
A legalization of same sex marriage.
A Christian county court clerk is jailed because of her beliefs.
A couple is fined an outrageous amount of money because they wouldn’t bake a cake for a same sex wedding.
The IRS has targeted Tea party and religious institutions.
A mayor in Houston actually asked for transcripts for area church services.
I would argue that all this has happened because Christians have remained silent.
As the above things have happened...
The left/liberals/secularists have taken “dominion” over almost all aspects of our society...media, academia, government (both parties to an extent), entertainment, business, and courts.
And since the left has done this, I think you would agree that our country and culture has declined greatly.
So do you feel it’s a bad thing for Christians to seek to hold positions in our government, entertainment, schools, or court systems.
Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.
John Adams
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AMEN!
“I am sure that never was a people, who had more reason to acknowledge a Divine interposition in their affairs, than those of the United States; and I should be pained to believe that they have forgotten that agency, which was so often manifested during our Revolution, or that they failed to consider the omnipotence of that God who is alone able to protect them.†George Washington
I do not believe it is a question of Christians being active in our culture,. I have a huge question about the so called Seven Mountains...and hat is included, but above all, what is left out.
I suppose I am highly suspicious of “Dominionism” and of any “Religion” which departs on a path which seems just too highly “commercial.”
I would suggest you dive a bit deeper into the question of Dominionism and Cruz and his father’s part in it.
Just my opinion, but enough to give me pause.
I DO think prayers should be back in school along with the Pledge of Allegiance and Christian Clubs. Secularism has gone too far. I do not believe the Constitution was meant to lead to Freedom FROM Religion, but simply meant to prevent the establishment of a PARTICULAR religion, i.e. Church of England, Lutheran, Catholic, etc. as was the custom in European countries and often led to wars of religion.
Just to have a discussion...
I am a religious social conservative.
I had never heard the term “dominionism” until some here on FR was linking it to Cruz or his father.
Just reading a little about the term or their ideas, it seems like they encourage Christians to actively participate in all aspects of our culture.
Am I simplifying that too much?
It seems to me someone used the term “dominionism” to disparage any Christian activism.
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Yes, someone here has indeed used the term “dominionism” to disparage any Christian activism and, specifically to disparage Ted Cruz. And, upon googling (actually ‘duck-duck-going’) the term, I see that he/she likely goes to leftist sites to get his/her crap to use to attack Ted Cruz.
The fact is that NEITHER Trump or Cruz is of the religious “nut” persuasion. They are, instead, Christians...PERIOD.