LJ-SEC: (ORIGINALLY POSTED BY sunfell)
I just went and checked the 'stats' of this community, and was surprised to find that there are 230 LJ members reading it, and probably a whole bunch of 'anonymous' readers reading it also. Wow. What started as a small side community that I created to scratch a 25-year old 'itch' has become something quite a lot bigger than I expected. (The 'itch' I speak of came from reading Conway and Siegelman's "Holy Terror" in '82. It lit my curiosity, and because I was surrounded by evangelicals in the USAF, I felt I needed to learn about them just for self-defence.)
I want to welcome everyone here, encourage you to read the older posts, and follow the links on the front page. This community serves two purposes: to examine the Dominionist Christian movement and its effect on our government, laws, and leadership, and to serve as a place for 'walkaways' to decompress and tell us about what it was like 'inside'. ( Read more... )
Some thoughts about this community from the founder/moderator
Learn about Theocratic Dominionism
LJ-SEC: (ORIGINALLY POSTED BY sunfell) “Dominionism”, as defined by S.R. Shearer, is a “militant post-millennial eschatology (‘doctrine of end times’) which pictures the seizure of earthly (temporal) power by the church as the only means through which the world can be rescued; only after the world has been thus 'rescued' can Christ return to ‘rule and reign.’ (Some dominionists see the seizure of the earth as the result of ‘signs, wonders, and miracles;’ others picture it as the result of military and political conquest; most see it as a combination of both.)”( Read more... ) A breath of fresh air
LJ-SEC: (ORIGINALLY POSTED BY sunfell) A word from Your Moderator
LJ-SEC: (ORIGINALLY POSTED BY sunfell) Dark Christianity is a place for the exploration and discussion of more radical, toxic, and fringe elements of the Christian faith. It is not a flame or bash board. All religions have their 'dark' side, their extremists and 'talibans'. This site is a place to examine these elements of the Christian faith, and learn about what happens to a group when their dogma and authority gets out of hand. This means that all the usual cutsey-poo stuff like Quizilla quizzes and other memes do not belong on this journal. It is meant for serious examination and discussion of the extremist side of Christianity, not one's personal faith, etc. There are plenty of other Christian communities which will welcome things like that. On the other side, I will also remind everyone that this is not a flame or bash board- it is simply meant to be a forum of discussion for the topics stated above. I will modify the front door of this journal to reflect this, and ask that those who post here adhere to the guidelines. Any folks who can't or won't will have their posts deleted. Sunfell Dark Christianity Moderator |