Dominionists justify and explain their movement by conformance to select literal words of the bible and their understanding of American history. These claims fail to pass the test of faithful agreement with both the bible and history. Since they have chosen to make public statements about the bible and history, it is fair and reasonable to critique their statements with respect to both sources.
Regarding the bible, Dominionists create the impression that everything they say and do is directed by God and unquestionably righteous. To do this, they use their interpretations of the literal words of the bible to justify who they are and what they do. They do this out of ignorance that God’s written word and his voice are not the same.
Even though the bible makes it very clear, Dominionists do not understand that the bible is a mystery in which the literal words are full of secrets, Symbols, Signs, Types, Parables, Allegories, Copies, and Shadows. It is wrong, therefore, to say that obedience to the literal words of the bible is the same as obedience to God’s spoken word as revealed in those secrets, Symbols, Signs, Types, Parables, Allegories, Copies, and Shadows. This is a serious flaw in Dominionism doctrines.
More than a flaw, obedience to the literal words of the bible constitutes a lie when compared to obedience to God’s spoken word as revealed in the correct interpretations of Symbols, Signs, Types, Parables, Allegories, Copies, and Shadows. This a fair and reasonable assessment since God’s spoken word is the standard for truth.
Admittedly, differences between the written words of the bible and God’s spoken word are very difficult to understand. See these links for a detailed introduction to the principles of listening to God’s spoken voice while reading the bible:
The implications of the differences between the written word and God’s spoken word are immense. The implications are magnified many times over in the matter of the Christian Nationalism movement which adopts select bible verses and then self-righteously appropriates them to Oppress and Afflict others who are not like them in terms of skin color, sexual orientation, education, culture, social standing or religion. In other words, they use the bible as a tool, more correctly a weapon, to justify their concepts of a Godly life and manipulate others to adjust their own lives to conform to their concept. They call this protecting their religious rights. God calls it injustice.
Regarding history, Dominionists claim that their movement is in agreement with America’s religious history. Furthermore, they claim that their movement is justified and righteous because it focuses on restoration of the religious beliefs and practices of early Americans. Just like what they do with respect to the bible, Dominionists are selective in the history they choose to replicate in these modern times. Moreover, their knowledge of the facts of American history is faulty. That means that justification for their movement based on history is faulty because it is based on lies. Even if they cited history correctly, however, the standard for truth will always be God’s spoken word.
This series of pages does two things:
- Identify Dominionist dogmas/doctrines/beliefs that are based on literal interpretations of select scriptures and used to justify and inform their political/social/legislative policies and practices.
- Report the correct interpretations of those select scriptures.
- Report faulty understanding of American history.
- Report the logical fallacies of claims about the bible and history.
- Report the factual, historical truths that dispute the statements about American history.
In making these comparisons, claims that Dominionists use to legitimize their movement by quoting history and by exploiting the literal words of the bible are exposed as deceptions, lies and hypocrisy. The topics chosen for comparison were found in several media publications. Each of the following pages addresses one of Dominionism’s justifications for its political/social/legislative/religious policies and practices.
The following is an excerpt of an opinion about Dominionism published by The Public Eye, Summer 2016 and re-posted by the Religion News Service
Dominionism is the theocratic idea that regardless of theological view, means, or timetable, Christians are called by God to exercise dominion over every aspect of society by taking control of political and cultural institutions.
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- Dominionists celebrate Christian nationalism, in that they believe that the United States once was, and should once again be, a Christian nation.
- Dominionists promote religious supremacy, insofar as they generally do not respect the equality of other religions, or even other versions of Christianity.
- Dominionists endorse theocratic visions, insofar as they believe that the Ten Commandments, or “biblical law,” should be the foundation of American law, and that the U.S. Constitution should be seen as a vehicle for implementing biblical principles.
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The following pages critique these doctrines one-by-one with respect to the symbolic meanings of the literal words of the bible and recorded American history.