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** Actually it\\\'s not even clear they\\\'re still even Christian per se: the group that started Gilead is named \\\"the sons of Jacob\\\" and they only ever quote the Old Testament, with nary a reference to Jesus. It could be some new Abrahamic religion distinct from Christianity, Islam or Judaism -- perhaps \\\"Jacobism\\\"?
** Not to mention the regime is constantly making war on rival Christian sects which they persecute, from Catholics to Quakers and Baptists. It\\\'s also explicitly racist, with African-Americans, whom the regime calls \\\"the Children of Ham\\\" exiled to \\\"national homelands\\\" in the Midwest on the lines of apartheid South Africa (though [[ReleasedToElsewhere it\\\'s implied they may really just be killing them]]).
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* CorruptChurch: The country is run by a new Fundamentalist Christian group fulfilling just about every possible fear of what the most extreme Fundamentalist Christians might want to do if they had the power. It was explicitly compared in the book with Iran.
Besides of this being DiscussionInTheMainPage as well as speculation, the same thing applies as above: No, it\\\'s not very \\\"Christian\\\", but it\\\'s not anything new compared to some existing Fundamentalist and \\\"Conservative\\\" ideas, so we don\\\'t have to say it\\\'s not the same thing. Being all about the Old Testament is just one familiar modern \\\"Conservative Christian\\\" thing -- and it\\\'s false that they never quote the New Testament here, there\\\'s the falsified Sermon of the Mount quote.
** Not to mention the regime is constantly making war on rival Christian sects which they persecute, from Catholics to Quakers and Baptists. It\\\'s also explicitly racist, with African-Americans, whom the regime calls \\\"the Children of Ham\\\" exiled to \\\"national homelands\\\" in the Midwest on the lines of apartheid South Africa (though [[ReleasedToElsewhere it\\\'s implied they may really just be killing them]]).
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* CorruptChurch: The country is run by a new Fundamentalist Christian group fulfilling just about every possible fear of what the most extreme Fundamentalist Christians might want to do if they had the power. It was explicitly compared in the book with Iran.
Besides of this being DiscussionInTheMainPage as well as speculation, the same thing applies as above: No, it\\\'s not very \\\"Christian\\\", but it\\\'s not anything new compared to some existing Fundamentalist and \\\"Conservative\\\" ideas, so we don\\\'t have to say it\\\'s not the same thing. Being all about the Old Testament is just one familiar modern \\\"Conservative Christian\\\" thing -- and it\\\'s false that they never quote the New Testament here, there\\\'s the falsified Sermon of the Mount quote.
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** Actually it\\\'s not even clear they\\\'re still even Christian per se: the group that started Gilead is named \\\"the sons of Jacob\\\" and they only ever quote the Old Testament, with nary a reference to Jesus. It could be some new Abrahamic religion distinct from Christianity, Islam or Judaism -- perhaps \\\"Jacobism\\\"?
** Not to mention the regime is constantly making war on rival Christian sects which they persecute, from Catholics to Quakers and Baptists. It\\\'s also explicitly racist, with African-Americans, whom the regime calls \\\"the Children of Ham\\\" exiled to \\\"national homelands\\\" in the Midwest on the lines of apartheid South Africa (though [[ReleasedToElsewhere it\\\'s implied they may really just be killing them]]).
To just:
* CorruptChurch: The country is run by a new Fundamentalist Christian group fulfilling just about every possible fear of what the most extreme Fundamentalist Christians might want to do if they had the power. It was explicitly compared in the book with Iran.
Besides of this being DiscussionInTheMainPage as well as speculation, the same thing applies as above: No, it\\\'s not very \\\"Christian\\\", but it\\\'s not anything new compared to some existing Fundamentalist and \\\"Conservative\\\" ideas, so we don\\\'t have to say it\\\'s not the same thing. Being all about the Old Testament is just one familiar modern \\\"Conservative Christian\\\" thing.
** Not to mention the regime is constantly making war on rival Christian sects which they persecute, from Catholics to Quakers and Baptists. It\\\'s also explicitly racist, with African-Americans, whom the regime calls \\\"the Children of Ham\\\" exiled to \\\"national homelands\\\" in the Midwest on the lines of apartheid South Africa (though [[ReleasedToElsewhere it\\\'s implied they may really just be killing them]]).
To just:
* CorruptChurch: The country is run by a new Fundamentalist Christian group fulfilling just about every possible fear of what the most extreme Fundamentalist Christians might want to do if they had the power. It was explicitly compared in the book with Iran.
Besides of this being DiscussionInTheMainPage as well as speculation, the same thing applies as above: No, it\\\'s not very \\\"Christian\\\", but it\\\'s not anything new compared to some existing Fundamentalist and \\\"Conservative\\\" ideas, so we don\\\'t have to say it\\\'s not the same thing. Being all about the Old Testament is just one familiar modern \\\"Conservative Christian\\\" thing.
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** Actually it\'s not even clear they\'re still even Christian per se: the group that started Gilead is named \
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** Actually it\\\'s not even clear they\\\'re still even Christian per se: the group that started Gilead is named \\\"the sons of Jacob\\\" and they only ever quote the Old Testament, with nary a reference to Jesus. It could be some new Abrahamic religion distinct from Christianity, Islam or Judaism -- perhaps \\\"Jacobism\\\"?
** Not to mention the regime is constantly making war on rival Christian sects which they persecute, from Catholics to Quakers and Baptists. It\\\'s also explicitly racist, with African-Americans, whom the regime calls \\\"the Children of Ham\\\" exiled to \\\"national homelands\\\" in the Midwest on the lines of apartheid South Africa (though [[ReleasedToElsewhere it\\\'s implied they may really just be killing them]]).
To just:
* CorruptChurch: The country is run by a new Fundamentalist Christian group fulfilling just about every possible fear of what the most extreme Fundamentalist Christians might want to do if they had the power. It was explicitly compared in the book with Iran.
Besides of this being DiscussionInTheMainPage, the same thing applies as above: No, it\\\'s not very \\\"Christian\\\", but it\\\'s not anything new compared to some existing Fundamentalist and \\\"Conservative\\\" ideas, so we don\\\'t have to say it\\\'s not the same thing. Being all about the Old Testament is just one familiar modern \\\"Conservative Christian\\\" thing.
** Not to mention the regime is constantly making war on rival Christian sects which they persecute, from Catholics to Quakers and Baptists. It\\\'s also explicitly racist, with African-Americans, whom the regime calls \\\"the Children of Ham\\\" exiled to \\\"national homelands\\\" in the Midwest on the lines of apartheid South Africa (though [[ReleasedToElsewhere it\\\'s implied they may really just be killing them]]).
To just:
* CorruptChurch: The country is run by a new Fundamentalist Christian group fulfilling just about every possible fear of what the most extreme Fundamentalist Christians might want to do if they had the power. It was explicitly compared in the book with Iran.
Besides of this being DiscussionInTheMainPage, the same thing applies as above: No, it\\\'s not very \\\"Christian\\\", but it\\\'s not anything new compared to some existing Fundamentalist and \\\"Conservative\\\" ideas, so we don\\\'t have to say it\\\'s not the same thing. Being all about the Old Testament is just one familiar modern \\\"Conservative Christian\\\" thing.
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** Actually it\'s not even clear they\'re still even Christian per se: the group that started Gilead is named \
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** Actually it\\\'s not even clear they\\\'re still even Christian per se: the group that started Gilead is named \\\"the sons of Jacob\\\" and they only ever quote the Old Testament, with nary a reference to Jesus. It could be some new Abrahamic religion distinct from Christianity, Islam or Judaism -- perhaps \\\"Jacobism\\\"?
** Not to mention the regime is constantly making war on rival Christian sects which they persecute, from Catholics to Quakers and Baptists. It\\\'s also explicitly racist, with African-Americans, whom the regime calls \\\"the Children of Ham\\\" exiled to \\\"national homelands\\\" in the Midwest on the lines of apartheid South Africa (though [[ReleasedToElsewhere it\\\'s implied they may really just be killing them]]).
To just:
* CorruptChurch: The country is run by a new Fundamentalist Christian group fulfilling just about every possible fear of what the most extreme Fundamentalist Christians might want to do if they had the power. It was explicitly compared in the book with Iran.
Besides of this being DiscussionInTheMainPage, the same thing applies as above: No, it\\\'s not very \\\"Christian\\\", but it\\\'s not anything new compared to some existing Fundamentalist and \\\"Conservative\\\" ideas, so we don\\\'t have to say it\\\'s not the same thing.
** Not to mention the regime is constantly making war on rival Christian sects which they persecute, from Catholics to Quakers and Baptists. It\\\'s also explicitly racist, with African-Americans, whom the regime calls \\\"the Children of Ham\\\" exiled to \\\"national homelands\\\" in the Midwest on the lines of apartheid South Africa (though [[ReleasedToElsewhere it\\\'s implied they may really just be killing them]]).
To just:
* CorruptChurch: The country is run by a new Fundamentalist Christian group fulfilling just about every possible fear of what the most extreme Fundamentalist Christians might want to do if they had the power. It was explicitly compared in the book with Iran.
Besides of this being DiscussionInTheMainPage, the same thing applies as above: No, it\\\'s not very \\\"Christian\\\", but it\\\'s not anything new compared to some existing Fundamentalist and \\\"Conservative\\\" ideas, so we don\\\'t have to say it\\\'s not the same thing.
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** Actually it\'s not even clear they\'re still even Christian per se: the group that started Gilead is named \
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** Actually it\\\'s not even clear they\\\'re still even Christian per se: the group that started Gilead is named \\\"the sons of Jacob\\\" and they only ever quote the Old Testament, with nary a reference to Jesus. It could be some new Abrahamic religion distinct from Christianity, Islam or Judaism -- perhaps \\\"Jacobism\\\"?
** Not to mention the regime is constantly making war on rival Christian sects which they persecute, from Catholics to Quakers and Baptists. It\\\'s also explicitly racist, with African-Americans, whom the regime calls \\\"the Children of Ham\\\" exiled to \\\"national homelands\\\" in the Midwest on the lines of apartheid South Africa (though [[ReleasedToElsewhere it\\\'s implied they may really just be killing them]]).
To just:
* CorruptChurch: The country is run by a new Fundamentalist Christian group fulfilling just about every possible fear of what the most extreme Fundamentalist Christians might want to do if they had the power. It was explicitly compared in the book with Iran.
Besides of this being DiscussionInTheMainPage, the same thing applies as above; No, it\\\'s not very \\\"Christian\\\", but it\\\'s not anything new compared to some existing Fundamentalist and \\\"Conservative\\\" ideas, so we don\\\'t have to say it\\\'s not the same thing.
** Not to mention the regime is constantly making war on rival Christian sects which they persecute, from Catholics to Quakers and Baptists. It\\\'s also explicitly racist, with African-Americans, whom the regime calls \\\"the Children of Ham\\\" exiled to \\\"national homelands\\\" in the Midwest on the lines of apartheid South Africa (though [[ReleasedToElsewhere it\\\'s implied they may really just be killing them]]).
To just:
* CorruptChurch: The country is run by a new Fundamentalist Christian group fulfilling just about every possible fear of what the most extreme Fundamentalist Christians might want to do if they had the power. It was explicitly compared in the book with Iran.
Besides of this being DiscussionInTheMainPage, the same thing applies as above; No, it\\\'s not very \\\"Christian\\\", but it\\\'s not anything new compared to some existing Fundamentalist and \\\"Conservative\\\" ideas, so we don\\\'t have to say it\\\'s not the same thing.
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** Actually it\'s not even clear they\'re still even Christian per se: the group that started Gilead is named \
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** Actually it\\\'s not even clear they\\\'re still even Christian per se: the group that started Gilead is named \\\"the sons of Jacob\\\" and they only ever quote the Old Testament, with nary a reference to Jesus. It could be some new Abrahamic religion distinct from Christianity, Islam or Judaism -- perhaps \\\"Jacobism\\\"?
** Not to mention the regime is constantly making war on rival Christian sects which they persecute, from Catholics to Quakers and Baptists. It\\\'s also explicitly racist, with African-Americans, whom the regime calls \\\"the Children of Ham\\\" exiled to \\\"national homelands\\\" in the Midwest on the lines of apartheid South Africa (though [[ReleasedToElsewhere it\\\'s implied they may really just be killing them]]).
TO just:
* CorruptChurch: The country is run by a new Fundamentalist Christian group fulfilling just about every possible fear of what the most extreme Fundamentalist Christians might want to do if they had the power. It was explicitly compared in the book with Iran.
Besides of this being DiscussionInTheMainPage, the same thing applies as above; No, it\\\'s not very \\\"Christian\\\", but it\\\'s not anything new compared to some existing Fundamentalist and \\\"Conservative\\\" ideas, so we don\\\'t have to say it\\\'s not the same thing.
** Not to mention the regime is constantly making war on rival Christian sects which they persecute, from Catholics to Quakers and Baptists. It\\\'s also explicitly racist, with African-Americans, whom the regime calls \\\"the Children of Ham\\\" exiled to \\\"national homelands\\\" in the Midwest on the lines of apartheid South Africa (though [[ReleasedToElsewhere it\\\'s implied they may really just be killing them]]).
TO just:
* CorruptChurch: The country is run by a new Fundamentalist Christian group fulfilling just about every possible fear of what the most extreme Fundamentalist Christians might want to do if they had the power. It was explicitly compared in the book with Iran.
Besides of this being DiscussionInTheMainPage, the same thing applies as above; No, it\\\'s not very \\\"Christian\\\", but it\\\'s not anything new compared to some existing Fundamentalist and \\\"Conservative\\\" ideas, so we don\\\'t have to say it\\\'s not the same thing.
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** Actually it\'s not even clear they\'re still even Christian per se: the group that started Gilead is named \
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** Actually it\\\'s not even clear they\\\'re still even Christian per se: the group that started Gilead is named \\\"the sons of Jacob\\\" and they only ever quote the Old Testament, with nary a reference to Jesus. It could be some new Abrahamic religion distinct from Christianity, Islam or Judaism -- perhaps \\\"Jacobism\\\"?
** Not to mention the regime is constantly making war on rival Christian sects which they persecute, from Catholics to Quakers and Baptists. It\\\'s also explicitly racist, with African-Americans, whom the regime calls \\\"the Children of Ham\\\" exiled to \\\"national homelands\\\" in the Midwest on the lines of apartheid South Africa (though [[ReleasedToElsewhere it\\\'s implied they may really just be killing them]]).
Besides of this being DiscussionInTheMainPage, the same thing applies as above; No, it\\\'s not very \\\"Christian\\\", but it\\\'s not anything new compared to some existing Fundamentalist and \\\"Conservative\\\" ideas, so we don\\\'t have to say it\\\'s not the same thing.
** Not to mention the regime is constantly making war on rival Christian sects which they persecute, from Catholics to Quakers and Baptists. It\\\'s also explicitly racist, with African-Americans, whom the regime calls \\\"the Children of Ham\\\" exiled to \\\"national homelands\\\" in the Midwest on the lines of apartheid South Africa (though [[ReleasedToElsewhere it\\\'s implied they may really just be killing them]]).
Besides of this being DiscussionInTheMainPage, the same thing applies as above; No, it\\\'s not very \\\"Christian\\\", but it\\\'s not anything new compared to some existing Fundamentalist and \\\"Conservative\\\" ideas, so we don\\\'t have to say it\\\'s not the same thing.
