Welcome!
In July of 2009, we began major changes at the Paliban Daily. I’m Mike Daniels, and I agreed to take the editorial helm of this ship from Webmistress Jenny, who still handles technical issues and does a fair amount of writing. She’s reconfigured the site so now anyone can join “the Congregation” and write articles for the site! (Click HERE for details.)
My previous contributions to this site were limited to the “Ask Pastor Mike” columns; I’ll be continuing those, providing a genuine Biblical response (bizarre though it may seem) to your problems! (Send your questions to askpastormike at palibandaily dot com!)
Until July of 2009, the focus of this site was excruciatingly subtle parody of fundamentalist Christians. So subtle, most folks didn’t get it . . . and didn’t come back, so they didn’t get to see what the real fundamentalists are doing. Jenny and I had a little confab, and decided to go “serious news” with some occasional good-natured teasing of the superstitious.
Going forward, the primary focus here will be to tell you, the reader, just what Christians (and other fundamentalists) are up to in the world. Some people think Christians are fading quietly into the woodwork, as the New Atheists give their strident speeches. Not so!
You may have heard of Dominionism, also known as Christian Reconstructionism.
What is Dominionism?
The focus of Dominionists is to make God’s Word the law of the land.
But that’s unconstitutional!
Dominionists plan to replace the Constitution with God’s Word. It’s not unConstitutional if the Constitution is changed to meet God’s standards. Mike Huckabee proposed it himself, during his 2008 primary campaign — in which he won nine states.
Huckabee may not have won the primary, but he didn’t fade into obscurity like some nameless crackpot! His words rang true to millions who voted for him, and the millions who still listen to him.
Huckabee now has his own TV show, Huckabee, Fox News’s highest-rated weekend program. He also broadcasts a thrice-weekly radio program, The Huckabee Report, on the ABC Radio Network.
But Christians are all just right-wingers. The GOP is collapsing anyway, so who cares?
A bit of excellent reporting before my time on this site (Should Christians Support Obama?) lays out some facts about that most liberal of Lefties, Barack Obama. The conclusion drawn was that Obama does embody most Christian values. His recent court support of the Defense of Marriage Act (which he’d told gay activists he would overturn during the campaign), comparing gay marriage to incest and child rape, is further demonstration that Obama is first a Christian, then a politician.
So you’re saying Christians are everywhere?
You betcha! From Sarah Palin to Hillary Clinton, from the Democratic National Committee to your local school board, Christians are becoming more politically active. And fundamentalist Christians are taking a “stealth” approach to get in . . . then use their power to advance Dominion.
Since 78% of Americans are Christian, it’s easy for them to get a majority . . . even if only a fraction of that 78% would support the Dominionist agenda if they were aware of it.
What can I do about it?
Well, the most important thing is to be informed. Pay attention to what your elected officials say . . . and what they do. The two often don’t match up.
You could, instead, do exactly what they’d like you to do . . . disregard this site and others like it and go about your daily life. Read the National Enquirer so you can keep abreast on the latest pop star scandals, and People so you can see Michelle Obama’s latest fashions. Don’t pay any attention to silly things like elections. And whatever you do, don’t subscribe to the RSS feed! You don’t want to know what Christians are doing. They’re a ridiculous little minority that will have no impact on your life whatsoever.
Unless you’re in Ireland, where they just made blasphemy a criminal offense.
The Christian Right would also prefer you not join The Out Campaign, whose insignia we proudly display in our sidebar.
And they sure as Hell wouldn’t want you to sign up to become Contributors, writing on this site!
Note: Content written before July 8, 2009 will be left in place. Some articles may be edited to reflect the new direction of the site, but a wholesale revision is unlikely at this time.
