Robert Todd Carroll
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Dominionism
Dominionism is the view that the goal of
Christian ultra-fundamentalism should
be world dominion, that is, "to bring all societies, around the world, under
the rule of the Word of God."
Its most common form, Dominionism, represents one of the most extreme forms
of Fundamentalist Christianity thought. Its followers, called Dominionists,
are attempting to peacefully convert the laws of United States so that they
match those of the Hebrew Scriptures. They intend to achieve this by using
the freedom of religion in the US to train a generation of children in
private Christian religious schools. Later, their graduates will be charged
with the responsibility of creating a new Bible-based political, religious
and social order. One of the first tasks of this order will be to eliminate
religious choice and freedom. Their eventual goal is to achieve the "Kingdom
of God" in which much of the world is converted to Christianity. They feel
that the power of God's word will bring about this conversion. No armed
force or insurrection will be needed; in fact, they believe that there will
be little opposition to their plan. People will willingly accept it. All
that needs to be done is to properly explain it to them. (ReligiousTolerance.org)
One can admire their optimism, if nothing else.
further reading
Marzano, Robert J. "When Two Worldviews Collide," in Educational
Leadership. December 1993/January 1994.Volume 51. Number 4. |
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