Are my fears of America becoming a Christian theocracy unfounded?

Question

What do you mean, John?

Answer 1

No, because that will lead to a dictatorship. What we need is mass protests and civil disorder. We need our youth to start having a say in this country instead or thinking about "girls gone wild"/.

Answer 2

Yes they are, for the simple reason that no single Christian sect has sufficient sway over the population to cause this to happen.

Lumping all "Christians" together is akin to lumping all "minorities" or all "women" together - as though they all share the same dogmatic beliefs. How long do you think an alliance between the Baptists and the Catholics would last? I mean, considering how fragmented the Baptists are to begin with (Southern, American, Free Will, Independant) and how independant some Catholic Bishops behave, it would be a miracle if they could handle being in the same room as a good old fashioned Vatican Catholic.

The truth is, America is no closer to a "Christian Theocracy" today than it ever has been. We are, and continue to be, a nation of laws. The Constitution forbids the state establishment of a religion, and that won't change.

Now, if we're ever 51% catholic, and we can get ALL of them to vote, then...yes THEN we'll take over....we will RULE THE WORLD!!!

Answer 3

Are fears of America becoming a theocracy unfounded? Yeah.

Are fears of America becoming a country where one religion has way too big an influence in politics unfounded? Absolutely not.

Answer 4

There have been greater and more sustained attacks on the concept of separation of Church and State over the past 30 to 40 years than any time before in the history of our country. Just look at the "marriage" between the Republicans and Fundamantalist Christianity. So many school districts are actually trying to insist that "Creationism" be taught as a science - a preposterous notion to any real scientists. The mega churches and organizations of Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson, and James Dobson have spent billions of dollars over the past 30 years in an effort to take over the Republican Party prescinct by prescinct. It is not so much that they will succeed, but the havoc they will cause in the effort. Look at all the politicians today who keep insisting that this country's laws should conform to "Christian principles." And even deny the truth that there even IS supposed to be a separation between Church and State. On September 18, 2006, Pastor John Hagee — who just recently endorsement Sen. John McCain -- said he was “glad to have” told NPR’s Terry Gross that “Hurricane Katrina was, in fact, the judgment of God against the city of New Orleans.” “New Orleans had a level of sin that was offensive to God,” Hagee said, because “there was to be a homosexual parade there on the Monday that the Katrina came.”

Answer 5

I think your fears are unfounded for now. The current administration of the US is only trying to drum up support for their so-called 'war on terror' by playing the Christian card.

The church has being used as a pawn previously in history and that is just repeating itself now, it is apparrent from the Popes recent comments which way this is headed. The only purpose of his comment from what I could see was to inflame muslims and maybe get them to start attacking Christians, in doing so this would enlist further support for the current was on terror aka Islam.

A good read is this article written by a Jewish scholar regarding the Popes comments entitled 'Muhammad's Sword'
http://zope.gush-shalom.org/home/en/channels/avnery/1159094813/

and another which discusses Bush drumming up support from Christian organisations for his war on terror.
http://www.countercurrents.org/us-sikand101006.htm

Answer 6

Yes, your fears about America becoming a Christian theocracy is unfounded. It will become a theocracy alright, but not a Christian one. I can guarantee you that.

Answer 7

Unfounded.

The general public will never allow it. It's not what America's about. America is about freedom. If you make it a Christian theocracy it will not be free.

Answer 8

No, they are very real. If that half of the country had their way we would be a theocracy. But that's the key. It's only a percentage of total Americans. We have been fortunate enough to have enough rational souls around to keep that from happening. But that ratioanlity will only continue thru education, so it's a constant battle.

Answer 9

Yes they are unfounded. The Establishment clause clearly forbids it, and even the most conservative jurists (except for that ten commandments judge) would - if push came to shove - support its meaning.

Answer 10

I think it is something to be feared, especially if the republicans are re-elected
Here is just one link that gives an introduction, the dominionists have written much of the current US governments domestic policy and have a lot of influence over foreign policy
http://www.religioustolerance.org/reconstr.htm

Answer 11

I believe it is unfounded. Seems to me there are more non-Christians in this country than Christians. I might be wrong, but that's how it seems.