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Storm Clouds Gathering Over America
Those who think the Religious Right will go away peacefully into the night if they are soundly defeated at the ballot box need to consider the possibility that an extremely powerful mercenary army could be called upon at moment's notice to restore America to the "original vision" that Robertson, Scarborough and Blackwater founder Erik Prince sincerely believe to be valid. If you think this possibility is remote, you need to read Jeremy Scahill's book "Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army" with this characteristic of Dominionist thought in mind:
Some Reconstructionists realize that, sooner or later, there is bound to be a backlash against the kind of society that they intend to create. Many seem to be biding their time until public sentiment turns decisively against the kind of reforms they are seeking. When that happens, I believe that some, if given the opportunity, will be willing to take up arms and wage another civil war. Some of their literature indicates that they believe that such actions can be morally and theologically justified if they follow a lesser magistrate (like the Governor of a state) who claims to be following biblical law while refusing to submit to a rule of law that is imposed by a secular constitutional authority. This kind of crisis could easily be precipitated by the Governor of state, like Alabama, refusing to execute a Court order to remove a ten commandments monument from state government property.
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