Comments on: Barmy Army plans to use force to impose Christianity on non-believers

By: 2ndGen

2ndGen — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:57:42 +0000

I just learned about the Dominionists in the US — but knowing this kind of fundamentalist narrow-minded view and action is elsewhere is disheartening. I was (and am) concerned enough about that segment of society here. The problem is that a few in that segment of society get a lot of power, disproportionate, because they tell the “flock” (read: sheep) what to think, what to do, and how to VOTE. They are more organized than free thinkers, and have been working their agenda for a long time.

I moved from a more open and progressive area to a very fundamentalist area, and the attitudes and fierceness I have seen are frightening.

Keep in mind, though, that their tactics are fear and control.

By: samincalifornia

samincalifornia — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:35:53 +0000

A different view from me. I know the mindset of these Bentley fans; I was there before.

Young, “hyper-charismatics” may sound really scary to outsiders. But one can’t take everything literally. Overzealous Christians tend to like hyperbole and metaphor (esp. the military variety) A LOT, kinda overextending the language in the Bible. Mostly they are a danger to themselves emotionally. A faith that runs on pure passionate love or zeal (think 70′s punk) easily moves to disillusionment or/and mellowing-out.

After all, even literalist Christians know that the “Kingdom of God” in the Bible was also compared to rather innocent things like growing trees and parties for the impoverished, etc.

By: TERMINUS EST

TERMINUS EST — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 14:15:18 +0000

Yes, these Dominionists are taking a big step forward into the past.

I have no doubt that, even if they succeeded in taking over a large government, their attempt to rule on a large scale according to 3000-4000 year old methods would fail. I also have no doubt that the attempt would damage many lives on the community level.

Don’t allow this to happen. Know your community leaders and be active.

By: 1minion

1minion — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 13:29:05 +0000

I read about this yesterday and it freaked the crap out of me. Can’t stop Rapture Ready fools from believing what they want about the world, I guess, but this is going too far. They’re not rational and I suspect any attempts to reason with them would be countered with, “That’s the devil talking!” or something similar. People who think like this worry me.