Washington, Jefferson and the Apostles couldn't be citizens in a Reconstructionist Theocracy

OpEd News ^ | April 20, 2006 | Richard Mathis

[robowombat]

'The Christian reconstructionist movement seeks to gain total control of the United States and to rule under Old Testament law.'

Mr. North and his nuts have every bit as much chance of accomplishing their goal as the Zoroastrians do of gaining theological primacy in Iran.

[Rudder]

Anybody who did not publically take communion or be baptized would be denied citizenship under a reconstructionist theocracy. Even then, you had better be the right type of Christian.

And, of course, any scientist espousing evolutionary theory would be beheaded.

[MNJohnnie]

Who? Does this nut even exist or is he just another straw man manufactured by Leftist bigots to justify their rabid hatred of all things religious?

[frogjerk]

The Christian reconstructionist movement seeks to gain total control of the United States and to rule under Old Testament law.

The threat of this actually happening is not even worth the electrons that make up this dumb op ed.

[wita]

Frankly, I'm much more concerned about the person of Richard Mathis than I am about who he writes about.

[jboot]

Oooooo the big scawwy Theocrats are coming!! Head for the hills!!

"Christian Reconstructionism" is the boogeyman of the DU'ers. As for me, I'm far more afraid of the boogeyman living under my bed than I am this sort of tinfoil hat stuff.

[RichInOC]

I'm not sure whether I'm dumber for having read the North quote or the rest of the essay. Maybe it's 50/50.

[fzx12345]

Please. Washington was an Anglican, not a Deist, despite what those ever-so-enlightened historical revisionists would otherwise tell you.

[JamesP81]

Just one problem: we aren't ancient Israel. While there should be some community standards, and I think biblical principles are good things to base their standards on, this idea is nuts. For one, the covenant and law he's talking about has been fulfilled and no longer needs to be fulfilled by us. Such a thing would be redundant.

Second of all, the Bible tells us that God appoints leaders over men. If God wanted this guy in charge, he would be. As he's not, I will dismiss his drivel for the drivel it is, and hope that the left, and more than a few on the right for that matter, try to remember to not measure biblical christianity next to this obvious stupidity.

[robowombat]

You are right. I did have the displeasure of meeting one of Mr. North's fellow travelers at my parent's church. I felt, after talking to this esteemed person, that i finally understood why the Scots Covenanter's were so throughly detested by their opponents. These people definitely have the Wahhabi mentality.

[frogjerk]

Please. Washington was an Anglican, not a Deist, despite what those ever-so-enlightened historical revisionists would otherwise tell you.

Libs can't stand the fact that the great men that created the greatest country on the face of the earth were humble enough to admit our rights are God given and not government given.

[vpintheak]

Is Richard Mathis a complete idiot, or what? Ooh, watch out for those bad Christians beheadings and blowing up people! Look out for those who want decency and honest living! They are horrible!

[Matchett-PI]

"Who? Does this nut even exist..."

Gary North? He sure does. He's the grifter that made so much money off the survivalist books and products he sold during the Y2K scare. Google his name with Y2K and you'll see what I mean.

Of course, the Framers made sure that as long as our Constitution is in place it will stand in the way of all tyrannical mentalities, professing "Christians", included.

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

I have a feeling that I wouldn't be allowed citizenship under a Reconstructionist theocracy either; but I'm not going to lose a wink of sleep over it because I know that the Reconstructionists don't have a snowball's chance in hell of ever taking over.

Note to Richard Mathis: Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean that there aren't people out to get you.

[DainBramage]

Richard Mathis is a left wing blasphemous nutbar that is trying to portray another nutbar as mainstream conservative thought.

Besides... living under the rule of the first covenant negates the need for Jesus, communion, and baptism.

Mathis is all over the place, accusing God being a merciles diety, capable of only approval or disapproval and lacking any "common sense".

Talk about living on the edge.

[beckett]

Gary North is poised, as we speak, to take over control of the US government. He's a heartbeat away from the presidency, oh so close to his goal of theocratic dictator, an Oliver Cromwell for our time, if you will. His minions control Congress, and the Department of Defense. Over 90% of the officer corps in the military swear allegiance to him.

Wait....none of that is true? What's that you say? No one has ever even heard of Gary North?

Oh well, nevermind.

[hosepipe]

Richard Mathis is obviously a democrat.. only a Moonbat could give/sacrifice enough time to propose such a thing..

[Matchett-PI]

"Richard Mathis is a left wing blasphemous nutbar that is trying to portray another nutbar as mainstream conservative thought."

That's it in a nutshell.

[Unam Sanctam]

I guarantee the vast majority of traditional Christian believers in this country have never heard of, let alone would agree with, this "Christian Reconstructionism" bogeyman constructed by the anti-Christian left in this country, who want to impose religious tests barring traditional Christian believers public office (e.g., the judiciary) and destroy our long tradition of religious tolerance under the First Amendment of our Constitution by the constant public demonization of traditional Christian believers. The attempt is always to equate traditional Christian believers with Islamic fundamentalists despite the fact that there is no violent movement or attempt to impose an established religion from Christians (witness anti-Christian propagandist Andrew Sullivan's term "Christianists" -- like "Islamists," get it?). There will always be a few kooks, but they are irrelevant as far as the vast majority of traditional Christian believers in this country, who support our constititional government, have a right to speak out in the public square and participate as full citizens and not second class citizens in our government.