Title: The Rise of the Moral Empire: Christianism, Terrorism, and the Rhetoric of Power in the Post-9/11
1The Rise of the Moral Empire Christianism,
Terrorism, and the Rhetoric of Power in the
Post-9/11 Anti Campaigns
- Dr. Donna M. Souder Kevin Van WinkleColorado
State University- Pueblo PCA/ACA Conference /
St. Louis, MO. - 2 April 2010
21821 US Foreign Policy
- she goes not abroad, in search of monsters to
destroy.
32003 US Foreign Policy
4The Missionary Impulse
then hear from heaven so that all the peoples
of the earth may know your name and fear you
--2 Chronicles 633
5- if it walks like an empire, if it quacks like
an empire, then it probably is.
6Enduring Freedom Morality
7- When fascism comes to America, it will be
wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross - Sinclair Lewis (c.1835)
8Fear Transcends Partisan Politics
- Youre either with us, or youre with the
terrorists.
9Christianism
- The distinction between Christian and
Christianist echoes the distinction we make
between Muslim and Islamist. Islamists are those
who want to wield Islam as a political force and
conflate state and mosque. - Andrew Sullivan
10Disparate Ideologies?
11The Siebel Foundation
Noted Christianst, Tom Siebel, famously
introduced Sarah Palin at one of her fundraising
events during the 2008 Presidential election
Oct. 5, 2008, San Mateo, California.
12The Montana Meth Project
13Not Even Once
- http//www.youtube.com/watch?vPWsqBIN6VD0
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