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Welcome to Theocracy R Us, your one-stop-shop on current activities of religious zealots of all variety in the United States.
You probably have noticed that I already have another blog: Antisocial Press. So why start a second one? Well, for two reasons. First, Antisocial Press is dedicated to politics and economics. And, yes, sometimes religion does come into play there (eg Palin Watch), but there’s really so much going on particularly in the evangelical and fundamentalist Christian movements, that it would be awkward to try to throw them into the mix there without losing focus. My second reason requires a little biographical information.
I admit up front that I am a believing and practicing Catholic. I have my differences with the hierarchy, but I deal with them on a case-by-case basis. I am also very interested in politics. However, I like to keep my church and state as far apart as possible. Does that mean that my religious convictions don’t influence how I behave politically? No, of course not. What it does mean is that I will not advocate or support any attempt to force my beliefs on another person via the establishment of a theocracy.
Unfortunately, I don’t think many of my Christian brothers agree with me on that point. You might even recall a previous post on Antisocial Press about the dangers of Dominionism, a far-right Christian movement that seeks to replace the Constitution with Mosaic Law. Whenever you hear someone say “America is a Christian nation” on the radio or TV, odds are the speaker is pushing a soft form of Dominionism.
History has demonstrated time and again whenever a religion gets entwined with a government, both become invariably perverted and corrupt. Religion then no longer becomes a framework by which to understand the world or to ennoble the individual, but becomes a cudgel with which the ruling classes beat people into supression. As a Roman Catholic and as an American citizen, I will not stand for that.
So check in on Fridays for a review of dominionist activities and Sunday for commentary on faith and Scripture from my own perspective. Oh, and welcome.
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