5 Facts About Dominionism

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As I said earlier, as long as there are GOP candidates in the 2012 race who are associated with "Dominionism," I will continue to run posts about it. Nutshell: Dominionists think that Christians (their particular brand) should rule all elements of life, including governments. Essentially, they'd like to infiltrate the government, and turn the United States into a theocracy--or as close as they can get it. I'm an atheistic agnostic. I'm not cool with that.

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5 Facts About Dominionism 

. . .The term "Dominionism" was popularized in the 1990s by scholars and journalists, who applied it to conservative Christians seeking political power. It derives from the Book of Genesis, in which God tells Adam and Eve to have "dominion" over the Earth and its animals. "Dominionism" generally describes the belief that Christians are biblically mandated to control all earthly institutions until the second coming of Jesus. . .

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