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The Bible has influenced US laws since the beginning of the country. That's not a theocracy. A theocracy is a government made up of religious leaders establishing a nation-wide religion and laws created the coincide with that religion. For example, if we had a Christian theocracy, the government might have laws that say everyone must attend church services on Sunday morning. If you have sex outside of marriage, you could be jailed. If you speak out against Christianity, you could be imprisoned until you comply. A Christian theocracy would probably remove any other religion from the country - mosques, synagogues, etc. Every public school would be a Christian school. Any TV shows, movies that made fun of Christianity would be banned.
Making strict abortion laws in a democratic republic isn't theocracy.
I wasn’t doubting you-just curious which poll (s) you cited.I've studied polls from Gallup, Rasmussen and YouGov among others that show (1980-present) 15% want all abortion to be illegal, all immigration to be illegal, healthcare to be more restrictive, voting to be more restrictive, etc. 15% back a wide array of overtly unconstitutional measures, but is a congregation of data that I'm citing so you would have to read my thread "Two Thirds of the Country are liberal" and even then it's a matter of deep data analysis. It's very boring to discuss, but you should trust me. I don't mess around.
How exactly has the Bible influenced laws here?The Bible has influenced US laws since the beginning of the country. That's not a theocracy. A theocracy is a government made up of religious leaders establishing a nation-wide religion and laws created the coincide with that religion. For example, if we had a Christian theocracy, the government might have laws that say everyone must attend church services on Sunday morning. If you have sex outside of marriage, you could be jailed. If you speak out against Christianity, you could be imprisoned until you comply. A Christian theocracy would probably remove any other religion from the country - mosques, synagogues, etc. Every public school would be a Christian school. Any TV shows, movies that made fun of Christianity would be banned.
Making strict abortion laws in a democratic republic isn't theocracy.
The Bible has influenced US laws since the beginning of the country. That's not a theocracy. A theocracy is a government made up of religious leaders establishing a nation-wide religion and laws created the coincide with that religion. For example, if we had a Christian theocracy, the government might have laws that say everyone must attend church services on Sunday morning. If you have sex outside of marriage, you could be jailed. If you speak out against Christianity, you could be imprisoned until you comply. A Christian theocracy would probably remove any other religion from the country - mosques, synagogues, etc. Every public school would be a Christian school. Any TV shows, movies that made fun of Christianity would be banned.
Making strict abortion laws in a democratic republic isn't theocracy.
I wasn’t doubting you-just curious which poll (s) you cited.
How exactly has the Bible influenced laws here?
You don't know what a theocracy is, or have fundamental misconceptions. Look up theocracies already existing and you'll see that this post is 100% factually incorrect
theocracy
political system
theocracy, government by divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided. In many theocracies, government leaders are members of the clergy, and the state’s legal system is based on religious law. Theocratic rule was typical of early civilizations. The Enlightenment marked the end of theocracy in most Western countries. Contemporary examples of theocracies include Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Vatican. See also church and state; sacred kingship.
How many Americans, would you say, want to abolish what the Founders began and put priests/preachers/reverends and religious laws in place? Please vote and cite any evidence to support your opinion.
Also -- if America ever did become a theocracy, what would have to occur to make that happen? Would you fight back against it or support it or be neutral? What laws do you think would be removed/added? Would we still vote? What would schools look like?
Especially since it's beginning to look like a fair number of that minority have a lot of money that is more than welcome under Citizens United.I agree, for the same reason. And frankly, that's a frightening threat to our democracy that 40-80 million Americans are in favor of such a thing.
Atheist in America want to force a theocracy.
ThanksPretty common knowledge.
The Bible in American Law
"The Bible in American Law" published on by Oxford University Press.www.oxfordhandbooks.comHow Did the Bible Influence the U.S. Constitution?
Christians and critics hotly debate how the Bible influenced the U.S. Constitution. Secularists argue that contrary to popular opinion, the Founding Fathers werewww.theclassroom.comLiberty under law was always rooted in biblical principles
From skeptics to believers, the founding generation cannon be understood without acknowledging the Bible’s contributions to intellectual and political thought.thehill.com
I do know. We live in a democratic republic. Creating a law that you disagree with doesn't make that government a theocracy. It takes much more than that for the US to become a theocratic nation.
Do you think the US was a theocracy under the Founders? They talked about the Bible and God all of the time.
I do know. We live in a democratic republic. Creating a law that you disagree with doesn't make that government a theocracy. It takes much more than that for the US to become a theocratic nation.
Do you think the US was a theocracy under the Founders? They talked about the Bible and God all of the time.
Agree.I don't know how many but anything over zero is far too many.
I do know. We live in a democratic republic. Creating a law that you disagree with doesn't make that government a theocracy. It takes much more than that for the US to become a theocratic nation.
Do you think the US was a theocracy under the Founders? They talked about the Bible and God all of the time.
Yes it is & it is so important that it is the very first part of the first amendment:Freedom from religion is not in the first ammendment.
Epically moronic on so many levels.Atheist in America want to force a theocracy.
I'm a huge Trump fan (policy-wise) and don't want him as President forever. In fact, I'm undecided about him in 2024.Well, this might be unfair of me, but I'd say that about half of the Trump supporters wouldn't mind his being in office for the rest of his lifetime. I'm basing this on how some of my conservative friends have flat-out told me that.
So, if we say that half the country is conservative and a two thirds of them like Trump, and half of them think he should be our "king," then that would mean . . . let's see . . . roughly 17% of the country want him to be King Donald the First. So, I'll answer the poll that way.
EDIT--I misunderstood the question! I thought we were talking about an autocracy! My apologies! Please ignore this stupid post! I need to learn how to read!
These supposed "nutters" are not any more zealous than your environmentalist whackos, who pray to Mother Earth. And there's way more of them, since Biden is trying to implement the Green New Deal, and not a govt run by God. But you don't have to worry about us installing a theocratic govt, worry about what God will do; because he tells us in the Bible how it will happen. Everything that's happening now is prophesied in the Bible.I'd prefer to think it's less than 1%, but fear it's much closer to the 20-30% range.
Far too many evangelical nutters out there. Far too many.