Ali,

I am an evangelical pastor, and one who wholeheartedly agreed with the contents of the manifesto. Just wanted to post and say that I think your words are wise and needed.

neo-fundamentalism.....

I think your post contained a false dichotomy. The politico-worldviews of Muslim figures and American evangelicals are much too intricate to compare side by side. You said:

to give a concrete example, the manifesto seems to advocate (from my
reading) the "sistani" position on politics in contrast to the
(power-focused) "khomeini" or (quietist) "khoei" schools...

To my knowledge, there is no evangelical position that even approaches the sort of theocratic power of a Khomeini. Evangelicals deride theocracy because it too often results in tyranny. The Protestant Reformation taught us enough about the power of a theocracy to persecute. Evangelicals also subscribe to Sola Scriptura, which means that as we give scripture the position of highest authority, we also must obey its commands, which ultimately means that we live for a Kingdom not of this world, but a Kingdom to come.