Comments on: Leap blogging http://www.benedictionblogson.com/2009/07/03/leap-blogging-29/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:40:31 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Mark Byron http://www.benedictionblogson.com/2009/07/03/leap-blogging-29/comment-page-1/#comment-110782 Mark Byron Sat, 11 Jul 2009 19:50:18 +0000 http://www.benedictionblogson.com/?p=5826#comment-110782 That Freedom Federation is far more political than it is spiritual. Quite a few charismatic heavyweights like Todd Bentley's buddy Rick Joyner and Strang Communications (<i>Charisma</i> publisher) are on board, but a lot of non-charismatics and even Catholic.org are in the mix, along with some long-standing paleocons like the Eagle Forum of Phyllis Schlaffly as well as the LeHay's Concerned Women for America. Thus, the manifesto is more conservative than it is Christian; in fact, it is so political that folks of any faith could sign on; their talking points are Rush Limbaugh than any evangelical pulpit. There may be quite a bit of Joel's Army in their, but a large hunk of the group would look at you oddly if you tried to label them that, for many of those group don't have a common theological grounding. They're too disparate to set up a true theocracy, since they don't have a common vision of God, just a somewhat common vision of politics. That Freedom Federation is far more political than it is spiritual. Quite a few charismatic heavyweights like Todd Bentley’s buddy Rick Joyner and Strang Communications (Charisma publisher) are on board, but a lot of non-charismatics and even Catholic.org are in the mix, along with some long-standing paleocons like the Eagle Forum of Phyllis Schlaffly as well as the LeHay’s Concerned Women for America.

Thus, the manifesto is more conservative than it is Christian; in fact, it is so political that folks of any faith could sign on; their talking points are Rush Limbaugh than any evangelical pulpit.

There may be quite a bit of Joel’s Army in their, but a large hunk of the group would look at you oddly if you tried to label them that, for many of those group don’t have a common theological grounding. They’re too disparate to set up a true theocracy, since they don’t have a common vision of God, just a somewhat common vision of politics.

]]> By: Bene D http://www.benedictionblogson.com/2009/07/03/leap-blogging-29/comment-page-1/#comment-110730 Bene D Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:31:58 +0000 http://www.benedictionblogson.com/?p=5826#comment-110730 Your post was concise, and I appreciated the clear dominionist and nationalist ties you pointed out. Ms. Palin has 23 days to go before handing over the job to the Lt. Gov., anything could happen.:^) Have a great holiday weekend. Your post was concise, and I appreciated the clear dominionist and nationalist ties you pointed out.
Ms. Palin has 23 days to go before handing over the job to the Lt. Gov., anything could happen.:^)

Have a great holiday weekend.

]]> By: Joel (Polycarp) http://www.benedictionblogson.com/2009/07/03/leap-blogging-29/comment-page-1/#comment-110729 Joel (Polycarp) Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:20:01 +0000 http://www.benedictionblogson.com/?p=5826#comment-110729 Thanks for the Link, Bene. What an amazing day yesterday. Thanks for the Link, Bene. What an amazing day yesterday.

]]>