Since 2013 (and with growing interest, especially since Ted Cruz mounted his bid for the presidency), various authors have sought to address Cruz’ ties to the diffuse but widespread movement known as dominionism.
But most of these various treatments seem to share common flaws—they typically focus on a few details but miss the extensive range of evidence tying Ted Cruz and his campaign to dominionism and its advocates. They also typically neglect to answer an obvious question—why is dominionism a bad thing? Isn’t it just a healthy expression of Christian engagement in the democratic process?
In the piece below, I’ve tried to address those shortcomings and also contextualize dominionism a bit.
Introduction
“I believe God has raised him up for a time like this,” declares [2] Cruz’ campaign surrogate and father Rafael Cruz, who predicts [3] that god-anointed kings, blessed by priests, will bring about a future, great transfer of wealth, from the godless to the godly—a theme apparently lifted [4] from the dominionist movement known as the NAR [5].