Thursday 25 March 2010

American Fascists: The rise of Christian Reconstructionism

Below is posted both parts of a fascinating Democracy Now! interview with Pulitzer Prize winning author Chris Hodges; on the rise of what he and many others are calling - Dominionism or Christian Reconstructionism. As Chris explains knowledgably and succinctly; people often use labels such as ‘fundamentalist’ or ‘evangelical’ to denote that certain type of right wing Christian political block, powerfully influential in U.S politics. Chris argues this label is wrong; in part due to the total lack of anything resembling actual Christian values in the actions of followers and leaders of these so called ‘Mega’ churches. Raking in billions of dollars annually often from the poorest and most vulnerable citizens, Chris goes on to explain the dark side of this cult of personality and the growing power of what is essentially a coalition of despotic, fascist fiefdoms; ran by quasi-dictators such as Pat Roberson, Ted Haggard et al. C




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