a democracy with a religious leader (like a president) and/or strong religious political influence is not a democracy, but closer to a theocracy?
The USA today would be closer to a theocracy, than to a democracy, right?
In this case - what the US is trying to implement in the world is a theocracy and not democracy?
(Please don't give me the theocratical democracy argument, it doesn't make sense)
2007-09-26 18:54:34 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
A republic is as close to a democracy as it gets. However, the current leader of the US "republic" is Christian and carries out christian actions under God. That would make it a Theocracy...
2007-09-26 19:01:37 · update #1
It is not the case that a democracy with a religious leader is a theocracy. Regardless of who the leader is you have to look at the founding principles and laws under which a country is formed and governed to determine if it is a theocracy.
In the US, our constitution divides power between three co-equal branches of government, none of which are God nor even based on any religious principles. In fact, our founding documents state that our government needs to stay out of religion entirely.
To have a theocracy you need God in direct contact with the people, giving them laws and telling them what to do. The US isn't even close to that.
What the current administration is trying to implement in various parts of the world is liberating people to govern themselves instead of being governed by fascist dictators. They are not trying to implement any kind of theocracy.
2007-09-26 18:58:29 · answer #1 · answered by Craig R 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many people have got that impression,mostly since Bush came in for his second term but it's not a reality that he has been able to reach any where near a theocratical democracy.America is the not only the most functional but also one of the largest democracy in the world today.Trust the media and world press to keep America on it's course.
2007-09-26 19:08:52 · answer #2 · answered by brkshandilya 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No I dont agree at all.
A theocracy is run by the church. Our gvt is run under the Constitution. States have the right to pass laws as they wish as long as they dont violate the Constitution. We pass laws according to our values and if they happen to be rooted in religion it doesnt mean our gvt is controlled by a religion.
Seperation of church and state was very much meant to protect religion from the state as much as it was to protect the state from a gvt sponsored religion. It was never meant to exclude religious values from laws. In a democracy where the majority are religious that would be impossible to do.
Our gvt is run by the Constitution and the precedent set by laws passed that have proven to be Constitutional. It is by no means run under a religion or by a religion.
2007-09-26 19:00:44 · answer #3 · answered by cadisneygirl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The US is a REPUBLIC. Slept through Civics class today didnt you?
2007-09-26 18:58:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Facism is more like it!
2007-09-26 19:02:23 · answer #5 · answered by Terisina 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋