Huffington Post: Palin and the Holy Laughter Anointing

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I used to date a girl who was immersed in this type of belief system. If what they believe is really and fully understood by the general population it will destroy any chance of republicans claiming the center.

this will definitely be a talking point.

Not choice, not prayer in schools, not all the other stuff we don't agree on but simply that the worldview of her religious beliefs are on the same level as David Koresh and other famous crazies in terms of being OUT THERE and scare them a little bit

Whether they are Fundamentalist Assembly of God offshoots, Branch Davidian Adventists, Polygamist Mormons, Baptist, Church of Christ (NOT UCC!!!), or even Muslim. (are there fundamentalist Buddists? Hindus? just wondering). They are ALL scary. Fortunately they are not all 'Joel's Army' recruits.

This sense of being the only ones who know, of having the only true divine connection, in addition to empowering them to arrogance both as a group and as individuals, also provides a type of intellectual security blanket. A place that is safe, separate from the evil world, where free will is not part of the equation (thus relieving them of the need to actually think about anything). Factor in the primary objective of getting to Heaven, as opposed to making the world a better place, and the belief that the End Times are Here and you have fearless automaton armies of God who aren't afraid to die.


We should all be grateful that for the most part they function as individual congregations, and don't form alliances with other rigidly "We are the only ones" groups, except maybe on things like abortion, prayer in schools etc.

Still scary, but what I mean is these offshoot end times AOG (and other) congregations are not going to ally with all of the say Non Instrumentalist Church Of Christ congregations as a group because the One True Way mentality makes them suspicious and unwelcoming of each other.

C of C is very very conservative, but you won't catch them speaking in tongues, casting out demons, or anything like that, at least not the churches where I grew up. Their worship is very respectful, quiet, and plain; the prayer leader will include every sick person,every family suffering a loss, every one they feel needs support (what we call Lounge Vibes) throughout our small community. They do focus on each person attaining Heaven and are into Revelations as a source material but more in an individual way; each person working towards Heaven in their own way. (Some scriptural interpretations vary widely congregation to congregation..I have seen more than one C of C church split in half over the meaning of some Biblical passage or another, with some serious hair splitting going on in the process.)

Do they support social views opposite of mine? Oh yeah. Does it make me nuts that they don't consider you 'saved' or a real Christian if you aren't dunked in THEIR private pool ...OH YEAH !

I don't agree with them but I attend their worship when I visit my sister, and have many life time friendships in that congregation, a major part of my history; I love these people dearly and leave them alone on issues. Not worth the stress, actually.

well, it was good getting THAT off my chest.

Cell phone anointing??

why is that?

By revealing Sarah Palin for what she is, a religious extremist, we can peel away a lot of support she has amongst mainstream Christians and that could translate to less votes for the McCain ticket.

want.

She's much more dangerous because, unlike Bush and McCain who have simply pandered to the wingnuts, she is ONE OF THEM.

And, as you see, a much more extreme version than the typical thumper, Rapture Ready crowd.

Very, very dangerous.

Bush and the others have merely pandered to the extreme religious wackos. But, the monster may be close to getting out of the lab