It's about evangelism, evangelicals, and why they are so dangerous

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28. It is more than evangelism. It is Dominionism.

A corruption of evangelism, which as Aristus said in their response, was a more passive call to "spread the Good News". The call was to share the Gospel and if people reject it, then you move on.

Religion has always been a tool of politics. As much as some have wanted to "remain pure" and stay out of "secular" things like politics and governance, religion has always been used by those in power to move the masses.

"Converting the heathen" has been a rallying cry for people seeking to conquer new lands and take the material wealth. The Spanish did it, the French, the English, Arab groups under the guise of spreading Islam, etc...

The problem with "evangelicals" is not that they are called to share the Good News. The problem is that they are Conservative, and have a hierarchical view of the world, and as such, their ideas, their beliefs, and their points of view are superior and require the subservience of "lesser peoples". Religion is just a motivator, not the cause.

There are Liberal evangelicals who focus on Social Justice because their liberalism guides them to apply the teachings of Christ that focus on service and helping others.

It isn't so much about being Evangelical as it is about being Conservative and right wing.