Before you say no, just remember that Hangings, Stonings and Beheadings are powerful tools of persuasion.
2007-10-28 06:56:25 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
punch - Yes we have the death penalty but uusually only implemented after years upon years of appeals. Unlike in some of the current Theocracies where some go to court then summarily executed some are simply given a quick trial by a few villagers and then stoned to death, beheaded or hanged immediately.a Very effective for non believers, gays, adulters and poor Rape victims who can't find four male witnesses to swear she was raped.
2007-10-28 07:41:36 · update #1
There would be civil war in this country before any religion took control of the government.
2007-10-28 07:04:23 · answer #1 · answered by The Doctor 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
i do no longer unavoidably agree at the same time with your premise that the country became in keeping with Christianity so Christianity might desire to proceed to rule. there is not any attraction to God or Christianity because of fact the only real faith interior the form. it quite is an earthly record. there's a point out of God interior the statement of Independance however the "God" stated in that record isn't designated as Christian. additionally, that record isn't regulation and became written and signed various years till now the republic became fashioned. it quite is merely a itemizing of greivances wtih the British Crown. Taking your premise at face value although - that the government became fashioned on the inspiration of the Christian faith - if the founding fathers had to institutionalize the situation of religion interior the government, that they had each and every risk to accomplish that and quite chosen to no longer. There might have been ideals of the bible in our governments formation, yet they did no longer make biblical tenets the regulation. they might have, yet they did no longer for many motives. in particular, they needed religious freedom for this new united states. i'm no longer an athiest or agnostic. i've got confidence each and every physique has a appropriate to stick to even if non violent relgion they choose. maximum considerable religions have the comparable user-friendly innovations. All religions are a pathway to God. stay and allow stay. I observed a quote the day till now at present that suits this: The previous is a guidepost; no longer a hitching submit.
2016-10-14 06:37:33 · answer #2 · answered by thorton 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people refuse to be governed by any "Law of the Land", and choose to become crimminals, breaking and living outside of the laws.
I do not support that the USofA becomes a Theocracy, but IF it did, would we cease to be Americans? Our own constitution prevents this from within--but what if we were attacted, invaded and defeated? Would we leave our mother land and become citizens elsewhere?
There are many laws, ordinances, systems in place within our government now, that I do not like, approve, or support. Yet, I live peacefully within the system that we have. Don't the most of us? Would we not still do that under different circumstances and governments?
In the event the USofA were invaded, many of us would take up arms in our defense. But if we faced defeat, while it sounds heroic to say, "I would rather die", the human will to live is very strong, and we would have to consider those we would be leaving behind. I certainly hope these things won't happen, but I can't be so blind as to say "they can't".
2007-10-28 07:51:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
We are governed by the laws of God now, but you are talking about Islam. The answer is no. I prefer to die than to serve Allah who is not my God.
God of the Holy Bible is the Law-giver in this nation. If you don't believe what I tell you read the Book of Leviticus and the Book of Deuteronomy in the Holy Bible. You'll be given a good idea of where your laws came from. Exodus 20 gives you the Ten Commandments. For a lawyer to become a lawyer and not know the Holy Bible makes him an uneducated lawyer. Same goes for a judge. There is One great Judge and how can a man call himself a judge when he does not know the Great Judge of all mankind.
Without knowing the Bible you are an uneducated person. It is even difficult to understand our forefathers without knowing the KJV Bible. Before the 1940's the King James version of the Bible was about all we had. It is hard to read, but your forefathers of America knew it well, very well.
People in America call themselves Christian and they no nothing of the Holy Bible.
2007-10-28 07:11:31 · answer #4 · answered by Jeancommunicates 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
What religion? Do you believe there is any religion, that could rule any country ,with love, understanding, compassion, non-prejudice, non-bigotry, non-judgment etc. etc. etc. I personally don't believe so! To be honest, I do not know what the "right" Government would consist of! I haven't seen one yet, in any country, that is honest, fair and unbiased.
However, I personally do not think a Religious Government of any persuasion could No/ 1 do a good job No.,2. Have the guts to lead a country with peace and love.
2007-10-28 07:05:50 · answer #5 · answered by Maureen S 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I certainly hope not.
The hangings, stonings and beheadings you're speaking of may force people into being governed by the laws of a religion, but it wouldn't be the same as people accepting it.
2007-10-28 07:24:19 · answer #6 · answered by Lillith 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, it wouldn't really be the United States any more then.
If we were to establish that the rule of law of the United States is justified by "God", there would no longer be any legal imperative for me to obey the law.
As things stand now, the law has as its moral foundation "the consent of the governed": the fact that we agree to be governed by a law because we want others to also be governed by that law so that we can have a society. Were that replaced by a religious foundation, I would no longer be legally compelled to obey the law: I do not consent to follow any religious law, and compelling me to do so is simply wrong.
2007-10-28 07:01:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
well, the first people do this were the Hebrews. They didn't like it much and it didn't last a heck of a long time, but it was done. By all of this, I mean no ruler just religious law.
it's powerful, but the people in America are not united by blood. I'd really say no. It would just put anarchy in hyper warp speed.
2007-10-28 07:05:16 · answer #8 · answered by Just a guy 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Oh sure.
SOME of them.
The ones for whom the religion in power was the same as theirs. Exact same denomination and everything.
Otherwise, absolutely not.
2007-10-28 07:08:33 · answer #9 · answered by John Q. P 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No, and we have the death penalty, I don't see that being a very powerful tool of persuasion.
2007-10-28 07:11:19 · answer #10 · answered by punch 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋