The thing is, I actually don't think a lot of them want a theocracy, per se. They genuinely believe that you can't force religion on people.
What they DO want, however, is our country to "bend the knee" to them and to their religion. They want us all the recognize they're the ones in charge; that their religion isn't some ancient superstition. Just my 2 cents.
I guess I'm splitting hairs a bit. When I think of theocracy, I think of the state only allowing one religion and/or requiring everyone to be a part of that religion. What these Evangelicals really want is to feel that society respects them and holds them up as the "big men" and there are laws that reflect that. It's like that law in Alabama or Mississippi that requires "In God We Trust" posted in every classroom. It's not about trying to turn more people into Evangelicals, it's a flex that's supposed to make Evangelicals feel like they still have a position of privilege and get to call the shots. But again, I'm probably splitting hairs to finely here.
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The thing is, I actually don't think a lot of them want a theocracy, per se. They genuinely believe that you can't force religion on people.
What they DO want, however, is our country to "bend the knee" to them and to their religion. They want us all the recognize they're the ones in charge; that their religion isn't some ancient superstition. Just my 2 cents.
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I guess I'm splitting hairs a bit. When I think of theocracy, I think of the state only allowing one religion and/or requiring everyone to be a part of that religion. What these Evangelicals really want is to feel that society respects them and holds them up as the "big men" and there are laws that reflect that. It's like that law in Alabama or Mississippi that requires "In God We Trust" posted in every classroom. It's not about trying to turn more people into Evangelicals, it's a flex that's supposed to make Evangelicals feel like they still have a position of privilege and get to call the shots. But again, I'm probably splitting hairs to finely here.
95% of them have never even heard the term "theocrat" but will think its cool as shit once they know what it means.
This is slander of the early medieval era. It was a better time to be alive for the vast majority of the population than today is
I like being able to wash my dick, thanks
Is that worth working a job more alienating than any in the history of mankind for poverty wages