The Roman Catholic Church Was the First Dominionist Denomination [View all]

of Christianity. More and more people are recognizing dominionism as a danger to America's system of government. Modern day findamentalist Christian dominionists seek to establish the "Dominion of God" as a political system. They're working hard to subvert our current secular system of government and install a Bible-based system of laws.

But, there's nothing new in that. The Roman Catholic Church sought to do that long ago. It actually succeeded in many places at putting the church above political rulers. In the long run, that effort did not succeed, but it was certainly intended to succeed. Religion tends to want to rule over secular political systems. Islam is another example, with fundamental Islamic clergy exerting its strength in many places around the world. In Turkey, for example, the secular state is close to being replaced by an Islamic state, after many years of preserving that secular status.

Fighting dominionism is a key need for those who believe that church and state need a real wall between them. It's a constant battle, really, since religionists always believe they can rule better than democratic forms of government. We must always be aware of attempts to install religious rule.