A simple question: What makes you a Christian?

There are Jews in the world.
There are Buddhists.
There are Hindus and Mormons, and then
There are those that follow Mohammed, but
I've never been one of them.

I'm a Roman Catholic,
And have been since before I was born,
And the one thing they say about Catholics is:
They'll take you as soon as you're warm.

You don't have to be a six-footer.
You don't have to have a great brain.
You don't have to have any clothes on.
You're a Catholic the moment Dad came

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Twenty-five years ago dominionists targeted the Republican Party as the vehicle through which they could advance their agenda. At the same time, a small group of Republican strategists targeted fundamentalist, Pentecostal and charismatic churches to expand the base of the Republican Party. This web site is not about traditional Republicans or conservative Christians. It is about the manipulation of people of a certain faith for political power. It is about the rise of dominionists in the U.S. federal government.



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Before the midterm elections of 2006, dominionists controlled both houses of the U.S. Congress, the White House and four out of nine seats on the U.S. Supreme Court. They were one seat away from holding a solid majority on the Supreme Court. As of January 1, 2007, dominionists will not control the leadership of either house of Congress, and the President will no longer be able to so easily appoint dominionists to the federal courts.

Five of the Republican Senators who were unseated on November 7 received whopping scores of 100% from the Family Research Council and Focus on the Family Voter Scorecards. Those Senators are: Conrad Burns (R-MT), George Allen (R-VA), Rick Santorum (R-PA), James Talent (R-MO), and Mike DeWine (R-OH). Rick Santorum was the number three ranking Republican in the party. Santorum and Allen both had Presidential ambitions. (FRC and FOF are the most politically influential of dominionist organizations.) For more discussion of the elections go to Talk To Action.

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The Christian Lifestyle

I have spent a lot of time discussing the Atheistic Lifestyle, but little about the Christian Lifestyle.

There are a lot of elements of the Christian Lifestyle, but the key elements are all contained in the Biblical verses.

Matthew 22:37-40 says, "Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. On these commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

A person must accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior to begin to live the Christian Lifestyle that is presented in the Bible. Accepting Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior indicates a person loves the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul and with all thy mind.

The difference in the person from before salvation and after salvation is presented in Galatians 5:19-23, ...

A major part of living the Christian Lifestyle is the weekly participation in the church services.

The best analogy of the need for spiritual refreshment is the following. All people are like small boats and life is an angry sea that tosses the boats in many directions. Christians get their compass corrected by regular attendance at church Sunday School/Worship services and a Wednesday night prayer service.

A key element in living the Christian Lifestyle is maintaining purity.

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Another key element is for the Christian is being salt and light to the world.

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Another key element is faith, hope and charity.

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The most important element in Christian living in bringing others to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.

Matthew 28:19-20 states, "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world."

The biggest problem with a Democracy is the freedom it allows. Freedom to do evil is as disastrous as no freedom at all. My solution to this and the solution proposed by the Constitution is the Separation of Church and State. This does not mean the elimination of the Church nor the State. The combination of Democracy, Christianity, and Capitalism is the best combination. Democracy allows choice, Christianity defines the proper choice and Capitalism takes care of those who do not make the proper choice.

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Christianity must of course discourage immorality, but that is best done as an act of prevention. By telling people of the disease, death and destruction of sinful acts, most will be discouraged from even considering the evil acts. If people are not prevented from sinful acts, then as a Democracy, certain evil acts can and should be defined by the citizens of the Democracy to be hazardous to society, and the person committing the evil acts be incarcerated or executed.

The combination of Democracy, Christianity and Capitalism provides the best method of survival of a society. Theocracy will not survive without the infusion of great amounts of cash associated with the oil wealth of the Middle East. Democracy is a bottom up government whereas a Theocracy is a top down government.

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Atheistic liberals would like everyone to think the persons left behind are innocent victims of a mean God. Afraid not, Noah worked on the Ark for many years and they mocked Noah for listening to God. They made the choices, thus they reaped what they sowed. Now days, the Bible is available to everyone and Christians are mocked for listening to God. People are making choices, thus they will reap what they sow.

Atheistic liberals would like everyone to think Christians should take care of those that make wrong choices. I don't believe that. There are plenty of people that God places on this earth for Christians to exercise Christian Charity. Nothing would please Satan more than for Christians to spend all their time serving the tables of the poor that Satan has placed at the table of the poor through wrong choices.

Do people make the wrong choices because they are deceived by Satan, or do they really ignore and reject God? It really doesn't matter does it. When the doors on the Ark were closed, there was only a concern for the righteous not the unrighteous. Christians have a responsibility to teach and preach Jesus, in the hope that the Atheists will accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.

This subject has major political implications because the democratic party advocates socialism which makes the government the benefactor of the people of wrong choices. The government does not require repentance from those who make the wrong choices, but taxes everyone to pay for the people who make the wrong choices. By voting for a democratic candidate you are subsidizing sin.

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I recommend the following for any Christian that is dealing with Atheists.

1) If it is a taped interview, get a right of rejection contract.

The news media did a hatchet job on General Westmorland during the Vietnam war by editing the film footage. General Westmorland sued after the war, but did not win. It was agreed the news media lied, but that the freedom of the press was more important than the truth.

Do not assume the news media is honest. If you do not have a contract that states that you have final approval of what the news media presents as your interview, then you could easily be slandered by your own edited words. I would suggest a monetary damage award of $100,000 and a 20% per year interest rate, if any part of your interview is presented without your written approval. Keep a copy of the signed interview presentation.

2) Establish the religious convictions of the person doing the interview.

A person wanting to talk to you about Christianity is an excellent opportunity for evangelism. The first thing to do after the cameras start rolling is to ask the interviewer if they are a Christian. If they say no, then state, "so you are an Atheist?" This can lead to a whole set of questions on there beliefs. If they say they are a Christian, then ask, "do you believe in the inerrency of the Bible?". If they do not believe in the inerrency of the Bible, then ask, "what part of the Bible do you consider to be incorrect?" This can lead to a whole set of questions that are an opportunity to witness. If you get no answer, terminate the interview.

3) Reference the Bible for all subjects.

In your own strength you will be totally unable to defend the Bible. I have an electronic Bible that allows keyword/phase lookup. If you use the Bible as the authority, then the interviewer must attack God instead of you. See what the Bible says, then discuss what the Bible says. Admit you could be wrong in your interpretation. Ask the interviewer what is their interpretation.

If you are not allowed to use the Bible in the interview, terminate the interview.

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