2007-01-12 12:34:08 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
too many. Religious based states are doomed to fail economically because people spend too much time worshipping God and not enough time stimulating the economy. If you add up the gross national product of every single Muslim country (there are 23), put together they are less than the gross national product of Spain...organizing a country based on religion is NOT a good way to grow a community.
2007-01-12 12:36:49 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Not me. I'm a fairly devout Catholic who thinks the Church means well. But I understand that its servants are merely human with all of the failings that represents. So while a theocracy sounds good, who would be the leader? Which branch of which religion? What happens when some disagree?
The theocracies of the world have generally meant well, but they end up exhibiting too many of the failings of dictatorships. Look to England under the rule of the King as head of the Church of England. Or Muslim countries under the rule of their religious leaders, such as Iran and Suadi Arabia.
Not my cup of tea, thank you very much. I'll take the freedom offered by democracy so that I can worship as I please.
2007-01-12 20:49:02 · answer #2 · answered by remnant 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, if it were the "true" church found in the New Testament of the HOly Bible that was founded in Acts chapter 2 on the day of Pentecost when Peter the apostle of Christ taught the first gospel sermon...they heard the word, believed it and believed Jesus was the son of God, they repented of their sins for they had just crucified the saviour of the world and confessed Jesus as Lord and the son of God and shared their new faith with others and then were completely immersed in water in baptism to accept God's grace in a burial of obedience to meet the faith promised by God. Hebrews 5:9 says salvation to all that obey...II Thessalonians 2:14 says we are called by the gospel of Jesus...the good news of the death , burial , and resurrection of Jesus from the dead. then we are to live the christian life...treating others like we would want treated...
However, this "theocracy" will occur only after we all die and the saved get to heaven where Jesus will rule as King of our lives forever.
In this world there is too many who don't respect the scriptures and add to the word or take away from it and add their own human thinking and creed books etc. etc... no unity.
2007-01-12 20:43:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably many, but this is not what Bible teaches.
In the time of Jesus all societies were sacral by nature. It means that they had some shrine that was sustained by state.
Jesus was the first that separated state and the church. He said in Mark 12:17 "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."
Also, when people tried to crown Him, He went among them away, refusing that offer.
The missionary work was not to convert and subdue all nations to His power and to press on christian-sacral society upon them, but to convert people according to their choice to be converted.
Thus He influenced creation of composite society where citizens are not obligated to bow to a state-shrine, and where there are choices concerning religion.
2007-01-12 20:46:51 · answer #4 · answered by CyberPastor 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't want to live under a theocracy
2007-01-12 20:55:42 · answer #5 · answered by ! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Politics corrupts religion.
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Power attracts the wrong type of people.
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We don't want politicians in religion..
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Christian politicians, ok.
But no political power in churches.
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2007-01-12 20:43:52 · answer #6 · answered by Jimmy Dean 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The kigndom is monarchy based. King Jesus to rule over us is easily preferable.
2007-01-12 20:40:29 · answer #7 · answered by n9wff 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would but I know that wont happen till Jesus returns!
2007-01-12 20:39:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
just one
2007-01-12 20:37:58 · answer #9 · answered by spanky 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋