Let us say, for example, two thirds of Americans decided to make America 100% Christian run.In other words, every law and every decision and every facet of life in America would have to be in agreement with the Bible and approved by whatever church was granted the authority to oversee the interpretation and implementation of scripture.Chances are good that the following would happen that man Christians would approve:
1.Science, with emphasis on theory and especially with emphasis on evolution would be banned unless it agreed with scripture.
2.Gay marriage and homosexuality would be banned nation wide
3.The FCC would be replaced by a council of priests or ministers who would censor anything they found offensive
4.Other religions such as Paganism would mostly likely be banned
These four are just for starters...
1 would end the era of knowledge
2 would create a whole new wave of human injustice in the name of righteousness
3 would end the age of free speech
4 could start the fire
2007-11-08 08:26:41 · 20 answers · asked by Demopublican 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
What other freedoms do you think would end?
2007-11-08 08:27:00 · update #1
If a Christian lead nation was to be developed in America, the process of change would need to be gradual enough to conceal the oppressiveness that would effect even the best believers of God.
I can only guess that to make a change of such magnitude and keep peace while doing so it would require several complete generations to pass. On the other side of the coin, seeing a peaceful end to the political prowess of religions influence upon government could be done within a year if only it was decided to be necessary.
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2007-11-08 11:52:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
I DO know from personal family experience what christainity CAN do!!1 My grandfather was one of many ripped from the reservation as a kid, his hair cut and forced to attedn a christain school where he was forcibablly taught the christain ways and encouraged to give up the Native american faith and traditions....many traditions were lost this way and are just in recent years being rediscovered by our youth. I think anything is possible...history proves that and if someone is too ignorant to face the truth of the past, then it could happen again, but also I do love this country, tho not the politics...and I have faith in the beliefs this country holds for free speach and would like to think it will not happen. ( I know we are not rreally "free" in some senses, but compared to many other countries, our rights are far better! I put my faith more in the people thant politics and I hope my Pagan brothers and sisters would not allow this to happen, because while there are some open minded and compassionate christains, there are many out there who would gladly burn us again! And personally, I would die fighting for my faith and freedom to keep it...Many blessings
2007-11-09 03:40:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is all sound bites, spin and hyperbole.
What Christians want is what we had before 1947 when a spurious interpretation of what Jefferson and Madison meant by the separation of church and state was adopted by a liberal US Supreme Court. Did all these things you mentioned occur before that time? Of course not. What did occur is the free exercise of traditional religions, no longer treating them as second class, and no longer favoring humanistic ones as first class, in the public arena.
As for legislation, it would be then totally by the democractic process, and no longer by activist judges making laws; just intepreting them. And, the majority vote would win, not special interests groups any longer!This is what the 40+ Christians that signed the Declaration of Independence, and all but three of the signers were Christian of the US Constitution wanted, not authoritarianism, which by the way we are closer to today because of activist judges (mostly leftists)! So, you need to thank Christians for the free exercise that you have today to believe what you want to believe, not spurn them. Your bigotry and prejudices are evident. If you want to hate God and traditional religion, that's quite up to you. But, please get your facts straight, rather than twisting the truth about history and what we want for the future. It might be good that you broaden your information base by not exclusively getting it from the liberal mass media and newspapers.
2007-11-08 09:50:52 · answer #3 · answered by Tom 4 · 0⤊ 5⤋
It wouldn't take long at all. Reproduction rights, birth control, and anti-domestic violence laws would go right out the window immediately.
Slowly to erode would be equality in the workplace between men and women.
Even slower would be non-mainstream Christian religions would lose their rights: Jehovah's Witnesses, 7th Day Adventists, Mormons, etc.
2007-11-08 09:34:30 · answer #4 · answered by Aravah 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Wait...are we free right now? Did I miss something? If so, I'm gonna start carrying my weapons in plain view, sharing alcohol with kids, and smoking ganja at lunch while I drink shots of tequila before going back to work.
Truth be told, we're already living in a socialist society. A "theocracy" would only create more restrictions.
2007-11-08 08:31:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
Disagree!!! The 'freedom' we Americans strive and die for, comes from applying the '2 or more witnesses' principle; (Matt.18:16, 2 Cor.13:1), Jews (Deut.10-20), Muslims also. I realize that some in this country think the OT is Genesis-Malachi, but I believe it is the law of Moses (Synonym old testament 2 Cor. 3:13-14 KJV).
As a result, freedoms may expand, not contrsct under it presently.
2007-11-08 08:37:13 · answer #6 · answered by jefferyspringer57@sbcglobal.net 7 · 1⤊ 5⤋
Hmmm.....I don't think it would ever end completely but you'd have strong regulation in the social/speech areas and science would be hurt badly. Not a happy situation but not as bad as you make it out to be. You'd still be able to leave, for example.
2007-11-08 08:31:46 · answer #7 · answered by Meat Bot 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I call to mind the world in which V for Vendetta was based. That is the world in which we would live if we had a Christian Theocracy.
2007-11-08 08:30:28 · answer #8 · answered by lupinesidhe 7 · 8⤊ 1⤋
If that ever happened, which I don't think it will, but if it did... I'd be on the next flight out of the country and I'd never look back.
2007-11-08 10:00:12 · answer #9 · answered by I, Sapient 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
How do you explain the Magna Charta, which is the foundation of our government, in light of the fact that it was enacted under a christian theocracy?
Take your childish and ignorant scare tactics elsewhere. You obviously know little of history, sociology or Christianity.
2007-11-08 08:48:23 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋