The idea of theocracy is, in and of itself, untenable, because it relies on religious mandates, ostensibly from a deific figure, to govern humans, apes evolved over millions of years into different, conflicting ethics. In short, the laws of heaven are incorrect to using in governing the mortal realm… yet that is precisely what is being attempted. How often can an admitted atheist serve on national government? How long has evolution been in debate when it is as true as gravity or electromagnetism? We live in a time when America is slowly falling into the grip of ecumenicalists, extremists both, who would enable the empowerment of people who genuinely believe in Revelations, people who honestly think that Genesis is literal truth. And those people, should they govern America, would be in possession of the largest nuclear armament ever amassed; people who would celebrate doomsday as the second coming of Christ would have devastating, horrifying amounts of power within their grasp. That would be Leviathan – the horror of the deep, the unknown, irresistible force out of our subconscious that would consume and engulf us all.
The problem compounding the situation is that leader to leader, we’re not so different; just one more Bronze Age myth combating another. Is that any structure for a governing body? Whose imaginary father-figure should win? Is our American rape culture, our ass-backward view of race and sexuality really any better than any other religious states’? Until we cease to define ourselves as a religious state, it will not be. Until we are guided by reason, not ghosts, religion and politics will travel in the same cart – directly over a cliff.
*includes sound clips from members of the Westboro Baptist Church
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