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Dominion Theology is a grouping of theological systems with the common belief that society should be governed exclusively by the law of God as codified in the Bible, to the exclusion of secular law. Dominionism, Dominion Theology, Christian Reconstructionism, Theocratic Dominionism, Kingdom Now theology, and Theonomy are interrelated Christian belief systems that are followed by members from a wide range of conservative Protestant denominations. They are not in themselves denominations or faith groups. Most Christians believe that no government cant govern the world in total dominion.

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Dominion Theology is a grouping of theological systems with the common belief that society should be governed exclusively by the law of God as codified in the Bible, to the exclusion of secular law. Dominionism, Dominion Theology, Christian Reconstructionism, Theocratic Dominionism, Kingdom Now theology, and Theonomy are interrelated Christian belief systems that are followed by members from a wide range of conservative Protestant denominations. They are not in themselves denominations or faith groups. Most Christians believe that no government cant govern the world in total dominion.

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If you’re talking about the one in Denton TX, yes it is. Their practices mirror the Shepherding movement of the 70s and 80s. Many of them live communally. Their theology is a mix of kingdom now, dominionism and word of faith. Like most cults they are planted in a college town as to recruit college students.

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If you’re talking about the one in Denton TX, yes it is. Their practices mirror the Shepherding movement of the 70s and 80s. Many of them live communally. Their theology is a mix of kingdom now, dominionism and word of faith. Like most cults they are planted in a college town as to recruit college students.

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An absence of belief in the supernatural has been rare in humanity, until the 1700s. So theocratic dominion was an important aspect of any ruler/subject system of governance. A state sanctioned "religion", would in turn sanction the state, making the ruler/s themselves subjects of the purveyors of the chosen supernatural philosophy. If the people were beguiled into the belief that their ruler/s had their authority over them deistically granted, then they were more docile to the whims of that/those rulers, even in the sacrifice of their own lives.

The first notable exception to this was the United States of America, which having achieved independence from a theocratic dominion, did not wish to risk its fragile democratic republic, by the inclusion of any theocratic elements.

Dominionism has however crept back into government, in partnership with plutarchal fascism, in a strong echo of its slow and steady advance in 1930s Germany. And if it is not soon recognized and rejected by more than a tiny fraction of the populace, it will continue its insidious overthrow of every government it can, not just the United States.

Already in full possession of the Republican party, Dominionism's consistent violation of the first constitutional amendment, and the also consistent "blind eye" of federal law enforcement turned towards Dominionists constant violation of the RICO act, are strong indicators that despite movements like Occupy, the USA will continue to devolve into a feudalistic quagmire.

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Before beginning, all Christian Reconstructionism is Dominionism, but all Dominiionism is not Christian Reconstructionism.

That being said, a definition of both is necessary:

Dominionism - largely a term of conspiracy theorists, it is used to describe the actions of politically active evangelical Christian groups. It is generally espoused that these disparate groups conspire together to take over secular government, especially in the US, with the express purpose of creating a sort of theocracy or a government guided by the principles of biblical law.

Christian Reconstructionism - a religious, theological program within the Evangelical Christian community that encourages followers to activate their faith in all areas of life. First advocated by R. John Rushdoony in the 1970's, he hoped to combat what he viewed as the exclusive secularization of public schools. CR's are encouraged to live by the common interpretations of biblical law in their personal, public, and political lives. CR encompasses the following:

  • Capitalistic Democracy - the decentralization of political structure and minimal state involvement in economic activities. This would promote free, unfettered capitalistic activity and reduced political involvement, establishing a sort of Reaganomic (trickle-down) environment.
  • Personal Change by the Holy Spirit leading to progress change in personal, public, and political behavior:
    • Neo-Calvinism - What Gideon Strauss calls, "...postmodern Calvinism. Neocalvinism is a global cultural movement that is the result of people motivated by the religious dynamic of the Reformation trying to get to grips with the historical consequences and implications of modernity."
    • Calvanist Protestantism - a division of the Christian church born out of the theology and doctrine of John Calvin, Thomas Cranmer, Huldrych Zwingli, and John Knox.
  • Political Eschatology or Post-millennialism - PM rises from the study of end times, eschatology, and advocates the rise of God's Kingdom from the first coming of Christ. PM maintains that the Kingdom will progressively encompass all world governments by conversion of all people to Christianity, and that all people should move toward that end.
  • Theonomy - The personal change brought about by the application of Biblical law. This school of thought agrees with the separation of church and state doctrine but illustrates the heirarchy from top down as God, the law, and then the state.
  • Van Til's Appologetics - Cornelius Van Til was a Christian Philosopher and Presuppositionalist Apologist who taught that there is no middle ground between Christian and non-Christian philosophies. Van Til maintained that man is a product of the invasive effects of sin and that such invariably affects his ability to reason. Further, that the only way to ameliorate the negative effects of sin was to submit to the ultimate authority of God by trusting oneself to the authority of God's law.

While Dominionist thought is typically a dogmatic Christian perspective, it is not exclusively so. It, in true Gene Roddenberry form, espouses that the good of the many outweighs the good of the one--essentially that self-deprecation can lead to Utopia, or at least a perspective of that.

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