Atheists live in Fear of Christians at DI.

[Mr Mannn]

Its that Christian Theocracy threat once again...just not on DU.
http://www.discussionist.com/102310772

smokingman (3,787 posts)

Secrets of the extreme religious right: Inside the frightening world of Christian Reconstructionism
As an unprecedented shift in public opinion brought about the legalization of gay marriage, a vigorous counter-current has been intensifying under the banner of “religious freedom”—an incredibly slippery term.



Perhaps the most radical definition of such freedom comes out of the relatively obscure tradition of Christian Reconstructionism, the subject of a new book by religious studies scholar Julie Ingersoll, Building God’s Kingdom: Inside the World of Christian Reconstructionism. As Ingersoll explains, Reconstructionists basically reject the entire framework of secular political thought in which individual rights have meaning, so “freedom” as most Americans understand the term is not the issue at all. Indeed, they argue that such “freedom” is actually slavery—slavery to sin, that is.

Reconstructionists aim to establish a theocracy, though most would no doubt bristle at that description. They do not want to “take over the government” so much as they want to dismantle it. But the end result would be a social order based on biblical law—including all those Old Testament goodies like stoning gay people to death, while at the same time justifying “biblical slavery.” These extreme views are accurate, Ingersoll explained, but at the same time quite misleading in suggesting that Reconstructionism is a fringe movement with little influence on the culture.

‘If someone wants to understand these people, I think the smart thing to do is to take those really inflammatory things, acknowledge that they are there, and set them aside,” Ingersoll advised. “And then look at the stuff that’s less inflammatory, but therefore, I think, more important. I think the Christian schooling, homeschooling, creationism, the approach to economics, I think those kinds of things are far more important.


http://www.salon.com/2015/07/31/secrets_of_the_extreme_religious_right_inside_the_frightening_world_of_christian_reconstructionism/

Da Mannn (3,270 posts)
1. The liberal boogeyman. Run for the hills!

I don't believe a Christian theocracy movement exists. If it does it is a handful of nuts, maybe a few dozen like the Westboro idiots.

Still its a good way for bigots to paint an entire faith as a threat.

TexMex (6,091 posts)
2. Can't see the forest for the trees

Da Mannn (3,270 posts)
3. I don't quiver in fear over a few dozen nuts.

TexMex (6,091 posts)
4. Keep on bristling dixie!

"Reconstructionists aim to establish a theocracy, though most would no doubt bristle at that description"

smokingman (3,787 posts)
7. Of course it's not a "theocracy" when your religion is the one in charge.

Da Mannn (3,270 posts)
8. If Christians were really a threat, you would have been under the boot 30 years ago.

seriously. You guys are paranoid.

[diesel driver]

Da Mannn (3,270 posts)
1. The liberal boogeyman. Run for the hills!

I don't believe a Christian theocracy movement exists. If it does it is a handful of nuts, maybe a few dozen like the Westboro idiots.

Still its a good way for bigots to paint an entire faith as a threat.

Like DUmmies claim WE do with muslims?   

Da Mannn (3,270 posts)
8. If Christians were really a threat, you would have been under the boot 30 years ago.

Don't forget about all those "Detention Centers" built during the BFEE reign.