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Susan Hutchison and her dominionist linkage

Much buzz is going on lately regarding Susan Hutchison in the race for King County Executive (and leadership of the Seattle metro area in general)--one thing that has been poorly publicised so far is her extensive and documentable linkage to multiple dominionist groups.

'I Quit the Evangelical Movement in Disgust': Former Evangelist Fears Right-Wing Lunacy Will Lead to More Murder
Source: AlterNet.org

Conservative pundits and GOP lawmakers must try to cure the sickness of their right-wing followers -- before it explodes again. Or don't they care?

Hillsong pastor defends ministry against cult claims
Source: Australian News Network

CELEBRITY evangelist Brian Houston has defended his Hillsong ministry against allegations it is a "cult-like" organisation as the Sydney megachurch opened a "campus" church on Brisbane's southside yesterday.

The AWARE steeplejackers and their deep connections to Joel's Army and American dominionists

Thanks to a few Singaporean friends (who shall remain anonymous), I had become aware of a disturbing development--an attempted hijack of a major women's NGO.

AWARE: Proof that sometimes the good guys win.

A few days ago, I had reported onhe steeplejacking of AWARE, a women's NGO in Singapore (which effectively operates as *the* major NGO that focuses on women's issues); the rough equivalent of what happened in the US would be if (for instance) the National Organisation for Women h …

A Steeplejacking of a Women's NGO In Singapore: A rare glimpse at how Joel's Army groups work in practice

Just in case people thought dominionism was a problem restricted to the US or Australia or Canada: Dominionism is unfortunately a global problem.

Ajit Randeniya: Dangerous cults: the Assemblies of God and the Leader Newspaper Group
Source: lankaweb.com

Since the death of Lasantha Wickramatunga, the Sunday Leader and Morning Leader readers (who are a precious few), are being subjected to an endless barrage of government bashing and other bile that suggest worrying signs of the Group turning into a personality cult: the masthead  …

Rick Warren *directly* uses Hitler Youth, Lenin, Cultural Revolution as models for Joel's Army

Over the past few weeks, I've written about a particular aspect of Rick Warren that has so far seen very little formal media attention--his extensive connections to groups and persons connected to the "New Apostolic Reformation" aka "Joel's Army", a particularly virulent "Christi …

Anti-Gay "Pray Away The Gay" Teen Boot Camp Wants $500,000 Of Your Tax Dollars
Source: progressivepuppy.com

Minnesota Teen Challenge is a Pentecostal drug and alcohol abuse treatment program, one of George W. Bush's beloved faith-based initiatives that purports to help teenagers overcome dependency.

Rick Warren's Connections to Joel's Army

Nearly two and a half years to the day, I wrote an early article detailing Rick Warren's connections with Paul Yonggi Cho nee David Yonggi Cho--a figure who is practically at Ground Zero regarding the continued perpetuation and promotion of what has been termed "Latter Rain", evo …

Rick Warren's Dirty Dominionist Secrets

Let's just say that I am not terribly happy regarding Barack Obama's recent choice for inauguration pastor--none other than Rick Warren of Saddleback Church, one of the largest megachurches in the US.

On appropriate and inappropriate methods of protest vs. dominionism

The readers of this diary all know by now that--to put it very mildly--I am not one to sympathise with dominionists, and in fact could be described politely as being Mad As Hell about dominionists targeting kids in particular.

A true Halloween horror: Sarah Palin's extensive connections to Joel's Army

It's generally the tradition that people do like to be scared around Halloween--originally a festival meant to drive away the monsters of the night, we now celebrate all things spooky and monstrous.

"Seven Mountains" and the "Joel's Army" plan for takeover

In yesterday's post, I went into some of the initial detail on a statement given by Thomas Muthee in the infamous sermon where he "annointed" Sarah Palin and also claimed to literally run a traditional religious practitioner out of his home base.

Thomas Muthee's "Seven Mountains" and coded messages

Today's diary is--and yes, I know, this is a shocker--NOT going to be about Sarah Palin. At least, not directly.

Palin, TrooperGate, RapeKitGate...and Joel'sArmyGate

Over the past few weeks, folks on the Internet have turned up an impressive amount of info re Sarah Palin's questionable judgements--including scandals involving the Alaska State Police (now known as "TrooperGate") and similar hijinks with the Wasilla PD, info re Palin trying to  …

Palin, dominionist intimidation, and *actual* witch-hunters

A few days ago, I had reported on Palin's linkages to "Bible-based cult" promoter Bill Gothard...and, sadly, followup info proves that this may be far from her only links to religiously motivated abuse.

Sarah Palin Assemblies of God | Salon News
Source: Salon.com

Sept. 11, 2008 | In June, Sarah Palin took the stage at the Wasilla Assembly of God, a deeply conservative Pentecostal church.

Palin, Gothard, and dog-whistles to dominionists

A few days ago, I wrote an article detailing several more links between Palin and particularly disturbing elements of the "Joel's Army" movement--namely, apparent links between Palin and Bill Gothard's network of groups, and some very disturbing dog-whistles from some of the "Joe …

New revelations re Palin and dominionists

Much like the US Postal Service, neither rain nor snow nor 70% of my hometown's power infrastructure being eaten by Ike will stop me from posting the latest on Palin's connections with dominionists.

For Palin, It's a (Christian) Man's World
Source: Common Dreams

Sarah Palin may be a governor and a vice presidential candidate, but in the hyper-masculine world of the Christian right she is subservient to a male hierarchy that claims to speak for God.

More info comes out on Palin and dominionism, Armageddon, and book bans

Over the past few days, I've been one of those Damned Annoying Palin Diarists--though not on BabyGate or some of the other stuff, but more on the fact she was originally put in as a dominionist "stealth candidate", that she has extensive and ongoing connections with "Joel's Army" …

Complaint about Mercy Ministries, Hillsong dismissed
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald

THE Press Council has dismissed a complaint from Benjamin Isaac against the Herald. The ruling said: Mr Isaac [complained about] aspects of a series of articles about Mercy Ministries' work with women in crisis, its links with Hillsong Church, and related matters.

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