Why/why not?
2007-03-20 06:49:49 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
That sounds like hell on earth to me. I'm a Christian, but strongly support the right of others to believe whatever they want to (up to and including a lack of belief altogether). Belief is a matter for individuals to decide, and not the state. Every time a theocracy has been tried, the results have been historically disastrous.
2007-03-20 06:57:48 · answer #1 · answered by solarius 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No, I would not want to live in that legal state, speaking as a current second-year law student. Laws based on inflexible mores of religion have no room to grow and change, and no ways to adopt to a changing society, and I am a fan of legal realism.
Furthermore, a state in which everyone had "the same religion" (and do you mean the exact same umbrella religion, or the exact same subset or sect of that religion?) would be awfully boring. I like learning from all sorts of people with all different ideas. Excluding any given religion would exclude a wealth of ideas and information, and I don't really like denying myself interesting knowledge.
2007-03-20 06:54:53 · answer #2 · answered by Kate S 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
NO. What if the religion were wrong? The best example of this is Sharia, and the abominations perpetrated by that are legion. I will give just one example; in Africa, a few years ago, a woman was raped. A Sharia court heard the matter, and (pick one):
A: Ruled that the rapist be stoned to death.
B: Ruled that the victim be stoned to death.
The answer: B.
2007-03-20 06:57:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Only if it was the right religion and the right laws. In other words, to be governed by Jesus himself would be good but to be governed by people that claim to be following Jesus leads to all kinds of deviations from the truth and a multitude of wrongs.
Thus, it is best to be governed by the voice of the people and pray that most of the people know what is right most of the time.
If you could guarantee righteous rulers, then rulers would be good. Since we have no such guarantee, unrighteous rulers are too easy to come by and therefore, not a good idea.
2007-03-20 07:02:00 · answer #4 · answered by rac 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Ummm........NO. Seperation of church and state is the only way forward. What would happen to individuality if it went that way. I don't fancy living in a modern day Stepford thank you very much.
2007-03-20 06:54:39 · answer #5 · answered by Diet_smartie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No because I believe in separation of church and state. Religious groups should not govern people because they would not be fair to everyone regardless of their beliefs. The government must look to the welfare of all its citizens.
2007-03-20 06:55:29 · answer #6 · answered by margherita 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
What, like america?
Haha, I know, just kidding... only 80 percent of america is christian and they are only trying to make their religion law... nothing to worry about at all.
2007-03-20 06:52:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
yes, but as the religion would have to be Wicca, and as the gods themselves would've had to set up the state, I don't worry about it.
2007-03-20 06:53:15 · answer #8 · answered by LabGrrl 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sorry, I don't feel like living in Iran.
2007-03-20 06:53:15 · answer #9 · answered by nycguy10002 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course you can join the myriads of idol worshippers who worship the creation (earth, sun, moon, stars, fallen angels), and be one day cleaned up by God your creator - when he judge them and send them into the lake of fire to end all perversion.
2007-03-20 06:55:13 · answer #10 · answered by Charles H 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋