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To: IreneE; All
Joel’s Army believers are hard-core Christian dominionists, meaning they believe that America, along with the rest of the world, should be governed by conservative Christians and a conservative Christian interpretation of biblical law. There is no room in their doctrine for democracy or pluralism.

This is the number one difference between the "reconstructionist" movement and the "identity" movement. The former still believe in one objective G-d and religion for everyone in the world, while the latter are henotheists to whom "the Biblical G-d" is the G-d and creator only of "white chr*stian Israel," with other people being the creations of other "gxds" (or at least not descended from Adam). This is why the far, far, far right supports a "planet of peoples;" they reject the idea of a single human race under a single G-d. They are essentially pagans opposed to monotheism to whom each people has the right to create its own worldview and "gxd" in its own image.

This doesn't mean I'm apologizing for or defending the "reconstructionists," however. They are very anti-Israel and run the John Birch Society (I assume Ron Paul is one of these people). They are certainly very far removed from traditional "pessimistic" apocalyptic chr*stianity.

NOW--I would like to address the inevitable association of "theocracy" with anti-Semitism. While I personally consider "reconstructionism" to be anti-Semitic (or at least anti-Israel), this has nothing to do with their theocratic orientation. Judaism is in fact a Theocratic religion; every Orthodox Jew lives his/her life according to a very strict and complicated regimen of Halakhah, which is the practical implementation of Divine Law. In fact, one could say that "reactionary" chr*stians who are "theocratic" have taken a step towards Judaism/Noachism by rejecting the "spiritual messiah" in favor of a literal world-ruling messiah. True, they err in their chr*stianity and their belief that mankind is obligated to observe "chr*stian law" (is this not a contradiction in terms? Is not Judaism the statutory religion while chr*stianity is anti-statutory and salvational?), the obsession with Divine Law, far from being anti-Semitic, is much more Semitic than chr*stian. As I said, I regard "reconstructionists" as anti-Semites for their prejudice against Jews and opposition to Israel, but their "theocracism" has nothing to do with this.

How ironic that the Jews have become so disassociated with Theocracy that the first thing most people think on contemplating such a thing is "what will become of the poor Jews?" Why does not one consider that the "poor Jews" may be the people running it???

11 posted on 09/01/2008 1:08:14 PM PDT by Zionist Conspirator ('Ani Ledodi Vedodi Li.)
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To: Zionist Conspirator

On the anti Semitism front, usually the base players of charismatia are not Anti Semitic. However, the false power stuctures that the theology of Dominionism provide them puts them a a very white, very elitist and very theocratic blend of Old Testament rules under a “Christian” banner.

It is the same sort of ideas of Mormons. You have to understand the power of their “Office of the Prophet”. These Dominionists of the Apostolic Prophetic cult believe that they ARE modern day Elijahs. Not pretty and not Christian and strangely anti Semitic. I say that because you cannot be a true Christian and be anti Semitic at the same time.


13 posted on 09/01/2008 2:17:59 PM PDT by IreneE (Live for nothing or die for something.)
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To: Zionist Conspirator

Thanks much for your comments, your insight is helpful.


50 posted on 09/03/2008 4:51:55 PM PDT by Joya (I no longer stuff my face, instead, I face my stuff.)
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