What is more
dangerous than Biblical governing proposed by some candidates, is the blind
race to oust President Obama and how those against him have become so willing
to compromise their own
"The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States."
Unfortunately, the War on Terror and the fervent quest toward a Christian reclamation of this Nation have given license to attacks against our Constitution. The truth of the matter is; most people who are listening to these proclamations and accepting them as necessary procedure, aren't really looking for a religious reclamation; they just want Obama out of office, no matter the cost. They are consciously allowing the altering of our Nation to do only that. What a Santorum would do to this nation's freedom is so horrifically worse than what Obama or Bush have ever done. Retrospect will not help us when Theocracy or worse, Theonomy; is allowed to control our Nation.
The Means Justify the End?
The continued push to demonize ANY person deemed to be among the "unfaithful" who were and currently are, the targets of this movement, is why we stand here today facing the worst challenge to our Nation's future since McCartyism or for that matter, Hitler's Germany. It is not the Muslims who will destroy this Nation; it is those who would follow so blindly the teachings of Theocrat propelling the rule of a God-State. All this was made possible and continues to be energized by the religious battle against Islam courtesy of the War on Terror. Through this means, the ignorant acceptance of Theonomy in our government has taken root. Only by understanding it will We the People prevent it from dominating our political landscape and by proxy, our social one to our united detriment.
In speaking of the Christian Right, one must be sure to understand who they are. It is not simply those people who are Christian in Government or Republican voters who attend Church but rather, a movement with the desire to turn this country toward a single Political Party of rule through a process called Reconstruction. The Christian Right is;
"chiefly an American movement spelled out by Armenian-American R. J. Rushdoony (1916-2001) in the 1960's and 1970's and calls for a nation's laws and society to be based on the Ten Commandments as applied through the interpretations of a religious elite to everyday situations; necessarily, it rejects democracy and any form of secular political philosophy as an ideal foundation for government. Christian Reconstructionism's ideal society would include the elimination of public schools, the denial of full citizenship to non-Christians, and the death penalty for adultery, performing or having an abortion, blasphemy, homosexuality, heresy, and even persistent rebelliousness against ones parents, with the definitions of these terms and offenses being crafted by the religious elite."
In terms of Theonomy, a splinter movement of the Christian Right, Jay Rogers from The Forerunner, gives a list "intended for the defense against the misunderstandings and apprehensions regarding some of the goals of Christian Reconstruction." Reading this list will give one a better understanding of what the movement is about as opposed to listening to the opinions of those who oppose it. Reading this piece is essential to fully grasp the concept of Reconstruction and the drive toward it. This is no conspiracy theory or an attempt to derail or chasten any one particular political party; this movement is real and quite dangerous. If not checked, it will transform our nation into the antithesis of the freedom and justice.
Christian
Reconstructionism is not a new movement but when the War on Terror began, it
has gained incredible momentum. We are seeing it daily in the Presidential race
and other political elections across the nation. From Bachmann to
Santorum, the speeches surrounding
We see the
affects of the War on Terror on our social structures as well. When
In an analysis of the War on Terror and its affectations of social interaction with government rule as well as the self-destructive affectations within that society, Human Rights Defense has outlined the following as to what the War has done to our Liberties:
"The freedoms of a democracy can be and are abused, but this, it seems, has frightened democratic governments to such an extent that they have decided to limit these freedoms up to the point that they are in danger of abandoning their values, and hence doing the work of the terrorists for them. It can be acceptable to limit certain rights for the protection of other rights (see also this post), but the right to security has taken on an absolute priority, at the expense of all other rights. There is no reasonable balance anymore. Some have called the war on terror a "war on freedom" (source).
1. Civil liberties
Governments try to defend their countries against terrorist attacks by limiting civil liberties in their territories.
The right to privacy has
been limited: CCTV has become ubiquitous, DNA databases have been
created, eavesdropping
and wiretapping have been legalized etc.
"No-fly-lists" have come into force,
limiting the freedom of movement of even those who have written
critically of the government or attended peace-protests.
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