Originally posted by billwald
Heard a guy on NPR who claimed that Bush is controlled by Reconstructionists. One must admit that he wants to control the world.
Could be...
"As Kevin Philips observes, many of the Christian leaders with whom Bush has been associating are connected to a large and influential movement known as Christian Reconstructionism or Dominion Theology. For example, at the 2001 Inaugural Prayer Service at the National Cathedral, Bush chose Reverend Jack Hayford to give the benediction. A charismatic preacher involved with the founding of the "Promise Keepers" men's movement, Hayford is also an important supporter of Christian Reconstructionism.[27] Inspired by Dutch-born theologian Cornelius Van Til and his American student Rousas Rushdoony, Dominion Theology is based on the belief that all human behavior is inherently religious and that Christian law should infuse every aspect of social life. The movement has been controversial for its strong political agenda, which calls for the dominance of the Church in political affairs and the creation of a single kingdom ruled by Christian leaders. According to Rushdoony's institute, the Chalcedon Foundation, "God's law is the divine pattern of sanctification in every area of life…The role of every earthly government—including family government, church government, school government, vocational government, and civil government—is to submit to Biblical law.”[28]As a form of postmillennialism, Dominion Theology teaches that the creation of a Christian society here on earth is necessary before the final return of Christ and the new millennium. " -
from RELIGION AND SECRECY IN THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION
The Gentleman, the Prince, and the Simulacrum
by Hugh Urban
Ohio State University
And of course there's Bush's recent appointment of Reconstructionist Claude Allen as his domestic policy adivsor.
"President Bush announced that he has appointed Claude Allen, who served as an aide to former Senator Jesse Helms of North Carolina, to be his new domestic policy advisor. Allen, whose appointment to the federal Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals was twice blocked by Democratic filibusters, is the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services where he has served since 2001.
Allen is a staunch opponent of abortion rights. As Virginia’s top health administrator, Allen helped draft the state’s parental notification law and supported a law imposing a 24 hour waiting period and requiring biased information be given to women seeking abortions. In his most recent position at HHS, Allen supported expanding the federal CHIP program to cover fetuses (but not pregnant women) and backed the Bush Administration's decision to remove information about condom effectiveness and teen pregnancy prevention from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) website.
During Helms’ 1984 reelection campaign, the Los Angeles Times reports that Allen accused Helms’ opponent James Hunt, who was serving at the time as the Governor of North Carolina, of having ties to "radical feminists" and "queers," as well as socialists and labor unions. Allen later said he was not referring to gay people, rather Hunt’s "odd" campaign staff."
Abortion Opponent to Serve as Bush's Domestic Policy Advisor
"Besides the single-minded careerism undergirding Allen's racist apologia and homophobia, archconservative theology has had an obvious impact on his political views. So perhaps it is no wonder that he has linked up with some of the most hardcore elements of the Christian right. For instance, on at least on one occasion, Allen has keynoted a gathering hosted by the Rutherford Institute, a legal foundation inspired by Christian Reconstructionist leader RJ Rushdoony, who advocated putting the US under control of biblical law, which would mean executing gays, abortion doctors, pagans, witches and disobedient children, among other heathens. "
Who is Claude Allen Anyway?
By Max Blumenthal
