Re: MSNBC News Link: A Very Mixed Marriage

What Tim writes is correct about the ideology of some of the apocolyptic
right-wing Christian fundamentalist movements, and about the ideas expressed
by many of the rank and file.

But the leaders of those movements are basically driven by
political-economic motives. In general, where nationalism and religion go
hand in hand, it is the nationalism that is in the driver's seat.  For
example, Pat Robertson's "500 Club" is pushing for U.S. military
intervention in Liberia, primarily to preserve the current
government.....not necessarily the current boss Charles Taylor himself, but
the general political structure. Coincidentally, Robertson is involved in
business enterprises that are extracting precious metals from that country.
Coincidence????? YOU decide......

Seriously, it is very useful when researchers expose those connections. For
example, there was another interesting book written about the Rockefellers,
Christian missionaries and oil in South America.  I'm sure others on this
list can draw out other political-economic interests of particular religious
organizations.

Alan Spector

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> The Christian fundamentalist's have ulterior motives for
> seeking alliance with the Zionists to eliminate the
> Palestinian threat and establish a "Greater Israel." The
> intent is to bring about horrendous wars in the Middle
> East (perhaps nuclear catastrophe) and thus precipitate
> the Apocalypse, the "Rapture."
>
> Considering the failures of capitalist economies, The peak
> in world oil production, Bush's neocon war on the world
> mentality, instability in the Middle East, the extinction of
> biological diversity and climate change, the fundy's timing
> is about right. Actually they are precipitating planetary
> destruction by thwarting efforts to attenuate climate
> change and other kinds environmental degradation, etc.
>
> See:
> <http://www.raptureready.com>
>
> These guys and their ilk hugely influence the guys in
> charge of the most lethal arsenal on Earth.
>
> Tim Jones
>
> At 11:16 AM -0700 07/13/2003, Michael Pugliese wrote:
> >http://www.prospect.org/print/V13/17/gorenberg-g.html
>
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