More Reasons to Fear Huckabee

Speaking of dangerous religious fundamenatlism, my friend Wayne Besen has an post that demonstrates just how extreme Mike Huckabee's beliefs may be. As Wayne points out, in 1998, Mike Huckabee co-wrote the book, In his book "Legislating Immorality," Grant expresses sadness that in the modern world there are no longer legal codes proscribing the death penalty for homosexuals.with Reconstructionist author George Grant - btw, this book equated homosexuality with pedophilia and bestiality. George Grant is an Christian Dominionist ideologue with extreme, even dangerous religious views. The question is, does the former Arkansas governor share Grant's Dominionist views? Here are some statements previously made by Grant:

Christians have an obligation, a mandate, a commission, a holy responsibility to reclaim the land for Jesus Christ - to have dominion in the civil structures, just as in every other aspect of life and godliness. But it is dominion that we are after. Not just a voice. It is dominion we are afier. Not just influence. It is dominion we are after. Not just equal time. It is dominion we are after. World conquest. That's what Christ has commissioned us to accomplish. We must win the world with the power of the Gospel. And we must never settle for anything less.

Thus, Christian politics has as its primary intent the conquest of the land - of men, families, institutions, bureaucracies, courts, and governments for the Kingdom of Christ."It is to reinstitute the authority of God's Word as supreme over all judgments, over all legislation, over all declarations, constitutions, and confederations. (See: The Changing of the Guard (Ft. Worth, TX: Dominion Press, 1987), pp. 50-51.)

To make matters worse, in his book "Legislating Immorality," Grant expressed sadness that in the modern world there are no longer legal codes proscribing the death penalty for homosexuals. Sadly, I suspect no one in the mainstream media will hold Huckabee's feet to the fire and demand straight out, non-evasive answers to where he stands on these frightening and undemocratic views. I will never understand why the TV talking heads (1) do not do their homework and (2) are so afraid of asking hard questions of religious extremists. Truth be told, I suspect Huckabee agrees with them based on the statements I have seen him make in interviews.