Keven Smith screened it at the Sundance Film Festival back in January. I guess it’s the anti-Atlas Shrugged only with a believable story, one that — you know — could actually happen in light of past events some of you might recall. Considering Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry have both been linked to Dominionism, a radical sect of right wing extremist Christians, this film seems a little tame to me.

[I]t really does seem the proponents emphasize Christians dominating all seven areas of culture in order to dictate, not on involving ourselves in order to influence.

These kinds of strong-willed leaders as we’ve seen in the New Apostolic Reformation have me concerned about whether this is really more about self-will to power than about God’s empowerment. […]

[T]he pseudo-military “marching orders” emphasis in Seven Mountains make me wonder if it is more about “reversing the moral slide” (a direct quote from one of the advocates in the videos) and creating conformity through “spiritual” or “christianized” control over social structures, than about genuine transformation of human hearts through the work of the Holy Spirit.

I have to wonder whether part of what drives this movement is that they don’t want the reality of a culturally pluralistic world. Seems they would actually prefer to impose a monolithic “biblical” culture where Christians do not remain marginalized. And I have to wonder if there is true belief in the doctrine of free will here, or if it just that some proponents don’t like it when non-Christians express it through their own cultural mandates.

At the same time, there is much use of “super spiritual” language, about doing this for God and having strategies to rout The Enemy. I was once involved in this approach, but now have severe concerns about it.

That’s a critique by a conservative Christian of the so-called “Seven Mountains” movement. Here is a more concise description from Kyle Mantyla of People for the American Way:

As we have explained before, Seven Mountains dominionism seeks to place Christians in control over the seven forces that shape and control our culture: (1) Business; (2) Government; (3) Media; (4) Arts and Entertainment; (5) Education; (6) Family; and (7) Religion. The reason for this, as Lance Wallnau, the leading advocate for Seven Mountains theology, explained is that Jesus “doesn’t come back until He’s accomplished the dominion of nations.” And the way “dominion of nations” is accomplished is by having Christians gain control of these “seven mountains” in order to install a “virtual theocracy” overseen by “true apostles” who will fight Satan and his Antichrist agenda.

Frankly, I’d love to see a film depicting the rise to power of a modern day politician involved in the Seven Mountains’ movement, but then again, maybe in a few months someone will produce a documentary on that very subject. In any event, I wish Kevin Smith good luck with “Red State” when his film is is generally released hopefully sometime before the end of the year.

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