Dominionism is one of the most extreme forms of Fundamentalist Christianity thought, and whose followers, called Dominionists, it is claimed are attempting to peacefully convert the laws of United States so that they match those of the Hebrew Scriptures.
According to some critics, Dominionists aim to use the Freedom Of Religion in the US to train a generation of children in private Christian religious schools.
In turn, the theory goes, Dominionist graduates are charged with the creation of a Bible-based political, religious and social order.
Critics claim that one of the first tasks of this order will be to eliminate religious choice and freedom, with the eventual goal is to achieve the Kingdom Of God in which much of the world is converted to Christianity.
"They feel that the power of God's word will bring about this conversion. No armed force or insurrection will be needed; in fact, they believe that there will be little opposition to their plan. People will willingly accept it. All that needs to be done is to properly explain it to them," according to an article in Religious Tolerance ,a site note actually know for its Christian leanings.
According to that same article, "All religious organizations, congregations etc. other than strictly Fundamentalist Christianity would be suppressed. Nonconforming Evangelical, main line and liberal Christian religious institutions would no longer be allowed to hold services, organize, proselytize, etc. Society would revert to the laws and punishments of the Hebrew Scriptures. Any person who advocated or practiced other religious beliefs outside of their home would be tried for idolatry and executed. Blasphemy, adultery and homosexual behavior would be criminalized; those found guilty would also be executed. At that time that this essay was originally written, this was the only religious movement in North America of which we were aware which advocates genocide for followers of minority religions and non-conforming members of their own religion. Since then, we have learned of two conservative Christian pastors in Texas who have advocated the execution of all Wiccans. Ralph Reed, the executive director of the conservative public policy group the Christian Coalition has criticized Reconstructionism as "an authoritarian ideology that threatens the most basic civil liberties of a free and democratic society."

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