I'm Terrified By These Zealots ~ Claire Conner Mork

~ By Claire Conner Mork, Author of "Wrapped In The Flag"

"Imagine this, the founder of the John Birch Society-Robert Welch-was a personal friend of Rousas John Rushdoony, the leader of the Christian Reconstructionist Movement. Rushdoony said that he admired the John Birch Society but never became a member. "Welch always saw things in terms of conspiracy," Rushdoony explained, "and I always see things in terms of sin."

I wrote about Rushdoony in my book, Wrapped in the Flag. Here's a snippet from Chapter 16, "Carrying the Cross."

"In his magnum opus, 'Institutes of Biblical Law,' published in 1973, Rushdoony described the Old Testament laws that would be the backbone of the new justice system in a Christian America, along with the punishments he envisioned for those who broke them. Criminals would be burned at the stake, hanged and stoned, depending on their sins. The folks facing such punishment included gays, blasphemers, unchaste women, and incorrigible juvenile delinquents. Of course, doctors providing abortions and their patients would also be executed."

John Rushdoony understands that it would take time and hard work to bring his vision for America to fruition. He saw HOME SCHOOLING as the way to "train up a generation of people who know that this is no religious neutrality, no neutral law, no neutral education, and no neutral civil government." 

It was Rushdoony who first urged Christians to take "dominion over the land as the Bible commanded them to do."

When you read about Ron Paul's home school curriculum and trace its ideas back to Rushdoony, you'll understand why Ron Paul is such a dangerous man. 

When you hear the term "Dominionists," know that these are NOT just Christians; these people intend to turn the US into a replay of the Spanish Inquisition, this time run by radical evangelicals. 

When I talk about the fusion of radical right wing politics and radical right wing religion, Robert Welch, John Rushdoony and Gary North are leading the parade.

I'm terrified by these zealots. They are the most dangerous kind. They believe they are chosen by God to bring America under the boot of the Old Testament."

[Please stay tuned for more entries by Claire Conner Mork in the near future]