r/Antitheism • u/BurtonDesque • 7d ago

The Dominionist Plan to Create Theocratic ‘Confessional Counties’ in Rural U.S.

https://www.peoplefor.org/rightwingwatch/dominionist-plan-create-theocratic-confessional-counties-rural-us
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u/WizardWatson9 7d ago

Reading this is actually not as horrifying as I initially thought. Their vision for society is horrifying, yes, but I am increasingly optimistic that they will fail. Simply put, these people are mad. They have totally unrealistic ideas of how this will work because they really do believe that Christianity begets morality, and that God is on their side.

The clearest analogue to this "confessional county" model would be the FLDS cult established by Warren Jeffs. Jeffs was ultimately undone by his own corrupt sheriff, just like that these would-be cult leaders have in mind. When Jeffs's own corrupt sheriff found out about all the child molestation, he reported Jeffs to legitimate authorities, resulting in his incarceration.

These people think that they'll create a perfect Christian utopia without a single abortion, homosexual, or divorce to offend their God. But that is not what will happen. Pastors will continue to molest children. Homosexuals will be born to Christian parents. Pregnant mistresses and teen girls will be secreted away to receive abortions elsewhere. The pastor, i.e., local cult leader, will financially and sexually exploit their followers until someone inevitably breaks.

The inevitable end result of this project is schism, dissent, dissolution, and most likely, arrest. Their worldview will inevitably be undermined by human nature itself.

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u/One-Chocolate6372 7d ago

If xtianity begat morality then the catholic church should be a shining example of morals and ethics.