@fmf saidYou're pretty close, but not quite. Many conservatives in the U.S. use scripture as a political tool, but in reality, they have little interest following the teachings of Christ. For them, the Bible is simply a device they use to hang on to political power.
I mean specifically in the U.S. And by theocracy I mean of the Christian kind. And no, I don't mean ALL conservatives. I mean those that openly mix talk of God and the Bible with their talk of political diagnoses and solutions.
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@mchill saidA Christian theocracy can be a form of - or approach to - governance imposed on a nation regardless of whether or not you are personally satisfied that its instigators and supporters are "following the teachings of Christ".
You're pretty close, but not quite. Many conservatives in the U.S. use scripture as a political tool, but in reality, they have little interest following the teachings of Christ. For them, the Bible is simply a device they use to hang on to political power.
@fmf saidThere is definitely a Christian political agenda afoot in the land of the free, but I doubt they really want a bishop as head of state. So, no, technically, not a theocracy; but definitely a Christian agenda: no homosexual relations, no abortion, no sex outside of marriage between one man and one woman, no other genders than male and female, no swapping genders, teaching Genesis as if it were science in the public school system, teaching that evolution is ‚just a theory’ and didn’t really happen, etc.
I mean specifically in the U.S. And by theocracy I mean of the Christian kind. And no, I don't mean ALL conservatives. I mean those that openly mix talk of God and the Bible with their talk of political diagnoses and solutions.
@fmf saidThe "goal" of conservatives is the rule of law based on the Constitution.
I mean specifically in the U.S. And by theocracy I mean of the Christian kind. And no, I don't mean ALL conservatives. I mean those that openly mix talk of God and the Bible with their talk of political diagnoses and solutions.
Political/theological motives notwithstanding. The establishment of a church/state was not intended by the founders, though many were heavily influenced by their faith in the Christian God.
And not to be dismissed is the constitutional fact that political leaders serve at the behest of the people.
@josephw saidI think the goal of the conservative powers that be in the U.S., currently, is to gain power even if the methods used are not in the spirit of the constitution because the agenda they espouse has become out of step with demographic change.
The "goal" of conservatives is the rule of law based on the Constitution.
@fmf saidThe trappings of theocracy and other culture war stuff are a distraction from the demographic crisis conservativism faces.
I think the goal of the conservative powers that be in the U.S., currently, is to gain power even if the methods used are not in the spirit of the constitution because the agenda they espouse has become out of step with demographic change.