What is scarier is that some do believe. They believe that because they are “saved” that anything they do is righteous and anyone who does not share their faith is evil.
While many Christians have applied this verse in the context of stewardship, Rushdoony taught that this creation mandate is really a dominion mandate, commanding humans to bring every sphere of society—as well as nature itself—into subjugation under Christ. In his view, Christ’s sacrificial death nullified the Fall and subsequent curse of Genesis 3 and enabled Christians to perfectly follow God’s law. Reconstructionism is a guidebook for Christians to reconstruct society according to Rushdoony’s understanding of Mosaic law. (Notably, his understanding differs dramatically from historical Jewish interpretations and includes stoning LGBTQ individuals.)
What would the perfectly reconstructed society look like? Rushdoony taught that it would provide man—specifically the male gender—with the greatest possible freedom, due to the absence of a government that currently limits that freedom. A federal government would no longer be responsible for laws that govern public safety, social programs (including public schools and welfare), or just about anything else.
What is scarier is that some do believe. They believe that because they are “saved” that anything they do is righteous and anyone who does not share their faith is evil.
Mike Johnson definitely believes in Christian Dominionism:
It’s basically an actual conspiracy.
I always wondered why it seemed like they want to lead us back to the dark ages.