Betsy DeVos is gone now, but for North Carolina,“Devosism,” is not. Throughout her tenure as education secretary, DeVos sought to convince Congress to allocate $5 billion in tax credits to fund scholarships to private, religious, and homeschools. These “scholarships” vouchers were a central theme of her time in office and, now, Rebecca Klein notes, numerous state legislatures are continuing to push this agenda into 2021. The Network for Public Education flagged efforts in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, and New Hampshire to dramatically expand voucher programs. In North Carolina, the legislature moved during its first week back in session this year to expand vouchers.
Is Christian Dominionism Biblical?
February 21, 2021
John D Gee
The events that occurred on Capitol Hill in Washington DC last week brought out a lot of emotion. The chaos that has bled into this chapter of our democracy is a reminder of just how fragile democracy is. Any force used to overturn the outcome of a democratic election is not appropriate and could be considered treasonous. However, this writing is not about the riot or even about the political parties. This article is about the staggering number of pictures of Christian crosses and messages in the crowd that later became violent. This is not the first crowd with these signs but it is the most recent. Taking Jesus to a place where violence will occur seems strange to me, but it is not strange when you believe the country should be ruled by the Bible and not democracy. This marriage of Jesus and violence is found in one specific form of Christianity, Christian Dominionism.