There is a web site that has been keeping track of a movement in America. It is a quiet movement. It’s purpose is to implement a reconstruction of American values to suit their world view.  The website is the Yurica Report.  It is a movement that seeks nothing less than the establishment of a theocratic form of government in America.  It is also called Theocratic Dominionism or Christian Reconstructionism.  But see for yourself.  Google these terms and browse the websites.

For myself, I have been watching Christian fundamentalism since the early 1970’s.  I recall stopping at a booth at the county fair as a high school student and listening to members of the John Birch Society. I thought at the time that they were Looney Toons, or just a Christian libertarian group.  I guessed that they were mostly harmless.   Well, I was wrong.

Frederick Clarkson at PublicEye.org writes-

“Reconstructionist leaders seem to have two consistent characteristics: a background in conservative Presbyterianism, and connections to the John Birch Society (JBS).”

He goes on to say-

“In 1973, R. J. Rushdoony compared the structure of the JBS to the “early church.” He wrote in Institutes: “The key to the John Birch Society’s effectiveness has been a plan of operation which has a strong resemblance to the early church; have meetings, local `lay’ leaders, area supervisors or `bishops.'”

The JBS connection does not stop there. Most leading Reconstructionists have either been JBS members or have close ties to the organization. Reconstructionist literature can be found in JBS-affiliated American Opinion bookstores. “

But what is reconstructionism about? Again, Clarkson puts it succinctly-

“Reconstructionism is a theology that arose out of conservative Presbyterianism (Reformed and Orthodox), which proposes that contemporary application of the laws of Old Testament Israel, or “Biblical Law,” is the basis for reconstructing society toward the Kingdom of God on earth. “

“Reconstructionism argues that the Bible is to be the governing text for all areas of life–such as government, education, law, and the arts, not merely “social” or “moral” issues like pornography, homosexuality, and abortion. Reconstructionists have formulated a “Biblical world view” and “Biblical principles” by which to examine contemporary matters. Reconstructionist theologian David Chilton succinctly describes this view: “The Christian goal for the world is the universal development of Biblical theocratic republics, in which every area of life is redeemed and placed under the Lordship of Jesus Christ and the rule of God’s law.”

I agree. It is easy to dismiss this as a bunch of paranoid ranting. But if you’re paying attention to things, you might also conclude that we have been in the midst of this movement for some time.  How do you think GW Bush got elected in Tejas? His boyish charm or war record?

I don’t want to give it all away. The reader should see for her/himself.  Let my friend, Mr. Google be your guide on this disturbing journey.

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