[Chancellor Palpatine]

Old article, but very interesting in the names it mentions. Gary North as a former staffer for Ron Paul, Dominionists in the employ of D. James Kennedy, who serves as paymaster for the Roy Moore spectacle.

[Chancellor Palpatine]

Are we not surprised to see all the contrarianism on parade here? Gary North as former staffer to Ron Paul, Rushdoony, D. James Kennedy - who is now flexing his muscles for Roy Moore.....

[nmh]

Clearly you are unfamiliar with Rushdoony. Moore and Dr. Kennedy. This is one of the most dismal pack of lies I've seen in a long time. It's not worth the time it takes to skim.

What any of these three have in common is the belief that homosexuality is wrong. Other than that this posting is absurd. None of them have ever advocated death for homosexuality or alcoholism. In fact, this looks like a piece from the Onion - a satire on people and issues.

[Robert_Paulson2]

On ultimate goals: "So let us be blunt about it," says Gary North. "We must use the doctrine of religious liberty to gain independence for Christian schools until we train up a generation of people who know that there is no religious neutrality, no neutral law, no neutral education, and no neutral civil government. Then they will get busy in constructing a Bible-based social, political and religious order which finally denies the religious liberty of the enemies of God."

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Chilling.

Orthodox Christians should be afraid, very afraid. Some of these so-called Christian groups don't believe you are truly "christian" unless you handle snakes, are baptised in one direction only and using one TWO syllable name in reference to God as diety ONLY... Three times forward, or one time back may not get it... and as for sprinkle baptisms, which to them, are something you would more appropriately put on sugar cookies... forget it.

I have a better Idea...
Let's let God Build his own church, instead of letting his phony phollowers use the aegis of a corrupted human government, to try to recreate a nation in the image of their own cultist leadership. AKA: The abomination that makes desolate

Cults should be illegal, islamic or christian. and a primary determiner for establishing a religious sect as a cult?
Does it seek ANY political power, coercion or enforcement of it's own creeds? Or does it give pre-eminence to a God-given, free human will?

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[cookcounty]

Nobody, well almost nobody, takes Rushdooney seriously.

[cyborg]

I went to a christian recontructionist church. When the minister started talking about how slavery in the States was justified and a good thing, I got up and left. He is an ardent follower of Rushdoony. The comments about slavery was the last straw, among other things. They're really into this christian theocracy, the christian government will rule with an iron fist crap. I've never heard DJ Kennedy espouse these beliefs though. As for Randall Terry of all people, one has to watch out for church folks, as they fall into sin/hypocrisy in the worst way.

I think the whole Roy Moore thing IS a spectacle, and he got what he deserved as if he should have never been punished.

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[gaspar]

You have one sentence in a long essay that mentions, en passant, Dr. Kennedy, and that is cause for your headline? Have you thought of applying for work at the NYTimes?

[Stew Padasso]

Stoning of homos and drunks? Include drug addicts and hookers and you probably have a pretty broad constituency within the RP.

[SeaDragon]

These people are very, very scary..............

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[Darheel]

Sounds like Old Testament Judaism, not New Testament Christianity, to me. Jesus said whoever is without sin should cast the first stone at the adulterer; I figure, woe to those who mess with Jesus or his teachings to advance their selfish political agendas.

[MattAMiller]

What? You mean Christians can be be wackos who want to kill infidels? I'm sure we will soon have a chorus of voices here on FR demanding that we nuke Vallecito.

[wimpycat]

"Why stoning?" asks North. "There are many reasons. First, the implements of execution are available to everyone at virtually no cost." Thrift and ubiquity aside, "executions are community projects--not with spectators who watch a professional executioner do `his' duty, but rather with actual participants."

Hey, you gotta admit, he's fiscally responsible. We wouldn't even have to pay the salary of an executioner. This would take a load off, if not completely eliminate, the prison system. And community stonings are democratic. I mean, a kid's first stoning would be sort of like a kid's first haircut--give him a little rock (with camcorder rolling) and watch him chunk it at the condemned with all his might, while the parents stand by, smiling indulgently. "That kid's really got an arm on him!" someone might say. "He'll be getting head shots with a fist-sized rock in no time at all!"