Be not afraid of evangelicals
Here we go again. The Republican primaries are six months away, and already news stories are raising fears on the left about "crazy Christians."
One piece connects Texas Gov. Rick Perry with a previously unknown Christian group called "The New Apostolic Reformation," whose main objective is to "infiltrate government." Another highlights whacko-sounding Christian influences on Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota. A third cautions readers to be afraid, very afraid, of "dominionists."
The stories raise real concerns about the world views of two prospective Republican nominees. But their echo-chamber effect reignites old anxieties among liberals about evangelical Christians. Some on the left seem suspicious that a firm belief in Jesus equals a desire to take over the world. (Some extremist Christians leveled a similar charge against Barack Obama in 2008, that he was the antichrist aiming to take over world governments.)
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