In her On Faith column on August 18, Lisa Miller dismisses the concerns about Dominionism and the New Apostolic Reformation. The NAR has drawn attention since leaders in the movement coordinated and led Rick Perry’s Houston prayer rally.
Read more →Chip Berlet and Frederick Clarkson have written extensively about Dominionism and Dominion Theology and point out subtle but significant differences that should be taken into consideration when using the terminology. Berlet has written about the difference between Soft Dominionism or Christian Nationalism and Hard Dominionism, which is theocratic. Because the New Apostolic Reformation is...
Read more →Featured guest and Talk2Action.org writer (and central writer here) Rachel Tabachnick on the radio program Fresh Air. A must-listen:
Read more →This post first appeared on Talk2Action.org. Peter Waldron, a self-proclaimed Christian Dominionist, is now doing faith-based organizing for Michele Bachmann in Iowa and South Carolina. In 2006, he was arrested in Uganda for having four AK-47s and 180 bullets. According to the Atlantic, one paper stated that Waldron was working with Congolese rebels to...
Read more →This post first appeared on Talk2Action.org. Apostle Don Finto, joined by Messianic Rabbi Marty Waldman, delivered the Israel prayer at Rick Perry’s August 6 prayer rally; not John Hagee. Finto is a leading figure in an international effort to encourage evangelicals to support Messianics and their ministries to evangelize Jews. (Messianic is the term...
Read more →This is a reposting of the “The Rise of Charismatic Dominionism” with updates. Michelle Goldberg’s recent article warns that we now have two presidential candidates with “Dominionist” ties and explains what that means. Goldberg emphasizes the Dominionism of Christian Reconstructionism and the huge impact of the late Rousas J. Rushdoony on today’s Religious Right....
Read more →This post first appeared on Talk2Action.org in March, 2011, reposted with a few additions. This is a short summary of the ideology and history of the New Apostolic Reformation. Ideology The New Apostolic Reformation can now be defined as a distinct movement with a unique ideology. The leaders of the movement, called apostles and...
Read more →It first appeared on Talk2Action.org. In the second category is the person who wrote the title for an article at Salon using the phrase “Christian conspiracy group.” (At many publications the title is...
Read more →This post originally appeared at Talk2Action.org. I’m in process of updating the Resource Directory for the New Apostolic Reformation that is always accessible at Talk2Action.org and will be adding information and replacing discontinued links over the next few days. Articles on the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) can also be accessed by using the “TTA...
Read more →This post by Bruce Wilson first appeared on Talk2Action.org. [Update, July 15, 2011--Often Talk To Action articles come out a year or two (or ten) before the issues they cover become politically salient. I originally posted this story in October 2010, and it's more relevant now than ever, especially given Truth Wins Out's undercover...
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