LJ-SEC: (ORIGINALLY POSTED BY nebris)

Mars Hill Church disciples: Meriesther Luce and Matthew A. Lindscheid

LJ-SEC: (ORIGINALLY POSTED BY exotic_princess)

Maybe not *strictly* dominionist, but something to be aware of...

AUSTIN - Public school students don't need to go to church on Sunday for a strong dose of religion — in some cases, according to a new study, they merely show up for class.
( Article here )

LJ-SEC: (ORIGINALLY POSTED BY rechan)

The US's Four Prominent Views of God.

Interesting.

Especially that the highest number take the Authoritarian view of god.

LJ-SEC: (ORIGINALLY POSTED BY dagoski) Since folks are probably intrigued by USA article describing how Americans believe in four distinct gods, I thought I'd post a pointer to the report cited in article, entitled American Piety in the 21st Century: New Insights to the Depths and Complexity of Religion in the U.S.  I haven't had time to read the the whole thing, I just glanced at the survey questions to see how they gathered the data.  The survey is very interesting in its own right andthe methods and conclusions deserve a very close read.  This is a large PDF file so low bandwidth people may need to get up for a cup of coffee.

LJ-SEC: (ORIGINALLY POSTED BY wyldraven)

Bush Tells Group He Sees a 'Third Awakening'

President Bush said yesterday that he senses a "Third Awakening" of religious devotion in the United States that has coincided with the nation's struggle with international terrorists, a war that he depicted as "a confrontation between good and evil."

Bush told a group of conservative journalists that he notices more open expressions of faith among people he meets during his travels, and he suggested that might signal a broader revival similar to other religious movements in history. Bush noted that some of Abraham Lincoln's strongest supporters were religious people "who saw life in terms of good and evil" and who believed that slavery was evil. Many of his own supporters, he said, see the current conflict in similar terms.

"A lot of people in America see this as a confrontation between good and evil, including me," Bush said during a 1 1/2 -hour Oval Office conversation on cultural changes and a battle with terrorists that he sees lasting decades. "There was a stark change between the culture of the '50s and the '60s -- boom -- and I think there's change happening here," he added. "It seems to me that there's a Third Awakening."

LJ-SEC: (ORIGINALLY POSTED BY gleef)

Does anyone have more information about the upcoming documentary called Jesus Camp?

Here is the movie traler (quicktime format) [Warning: the trailer is potentially triggering to ex-dominionist walkaways]

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President Bush said yesterday that he senses a "Third Awakening" of religious devotion in the United States that has coincided with the nation's struggle with international terrorists, a war that he depicted as "a confrontation between good and evil."

Bush told a group of conservative journalists that he notices more open expressions of faith among people he meets during his travels, and he suggested that might signal a broader revival similar to other religious movements in history. Bush noted that some of Abraham Lincoln's strongest supporters were religious people "who saw life in terms of good and evil" and who believed that slavery was evil. Many of his own supporters, he said, see the current conflict in similar terms.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14815580/