Christo-Fascism On The March

I'm reading a book called "American Fascists; The Christian Right and The War On America." by Chris Hedges, a respected war correspondent. It's about the rise of the Christian Right in the U.S., their formidible political, financial and media power, and their attack on secularism and humanism in the United States - (all the while claiming they're the victims, of course. Remember 2005's "attack" on Christmas? Ugh.). Hedges draws parallels between fascist movements of the past and Christian "Dominionists" whose political and media power affect and challenge every aspect of contemporary American culture.

To some, the possiblity of Dominionism (i.e. Christo-Fascism) taking over in America, and then the world, seems like just another pop conspiracy theory designed to sell books. Even Hedges himself admits, "It was hard, at the time, to take such fantastic rhetoric seriously, especially given the buffoonish quality of those who expounded it." But 25 years after he was warned about the rise of Christian fundamentalists by a professor at Harvard Divinity School, he witnessed the prophetic warning continue to manifest itself and, apparently, took it seriously enough to write a book about it.

If you'd like to get a good idea of what Hedges is expounding, Read this article at TheocracyWatch.org.

Oh, and by the way, when I bought this book, which is brand new and currently on the media lecture circuit, I had to ask for help at Borders Books to find it. A single copy was buried deep in the back of the store with the other political science books - not up front with the other hard-cover, non-fiction, new releases. Hey, Christianity is very $$$popular$$$ right now.

When someone is convinced they're right, surround themselves with others who feel exactly the same way, quash any dissenting opinions and and use God to justify their behavior, watch out. Christo-fascists and Islamo-fascists have more in common with eachother than they do with the mass of humanity.