VOA interviews Peter Wagner
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Thu Sep 08, 2011 at 05:17:43 PM EST
cross-posted at dKos

Voice of America has a fairly good piece today by Jerome Socolovsky on the New Apostolic Reformation.

The NAR is a collection of Christian preachers who present themselves as modern-day apostles and prophets. And it's a major player in what's commonly called the "dominionist" movement. It aims to have America be ruled as a Christian nation.

Republican presidential candidates Newt Gingrich, Sarah Palin and Michelle Bachmann have all reportedly associated with pastors or churches with "dominionist" views.

The NAR in particular seeks to influence what it calls the "seven mountains": government, religion, media, family, business, education, and arts and entertainment.

Socolovsky also did a fairly extensive interview with  Peter Wagner.  He says that he and his compatriots don't want "control," but simply "influence" it to bring forth God's will.  He also says that they don't want to set up a theocracy, which he calls "a very poor form of government."  Sorry, Dr. Wagner, but when one of your most prominent compatriots admits that the type of government they want will look a lot like a dictato