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America has always been a theocracy under a veneer of democracy. She's lucky she didn't get renamed to Offred.
by ta1243 2y ago
America has always been a theocracy under a veneer of democracy. She's lucky she didn't get renamed to Offred.
- ajkjk 2y agoyeah no it hasn't
- diggan 2y agoIsn't the bible involved in the whole inauguration part? Besides, candidates routinely discuss their faith, and "In God We Trust" appears on the currency. Edit: Hah, I just realized that congressional sessions open with prayer as well. Not sure what other countries does this?
- ta1243 2y agoFreedom of religion means you get to choose which sect of Christianity you worship, and if you're quiet about it you're allowed to be Jewish.
- ToValueFunfetti 2y agoThe bible is involved at the behest of the inauguree; we've had christian presidents, and so they've largely sworn in on the bible. John Quincy Adams used a book of laws, and Coolidge didn't use a book at all (there are a couple others, but they were unintentional). Likewise, the US prayer is non-denominational (it typically is monotheistic though). Ireland, Canada, South Africa, and the UK also have parliamentary prayers. UK currency often features the letters "D.G.", which are the initials to a latin phrase meaning "by the grace of God", but other European currency references to God have ended with the switch to the Euro. The US certainly has above average entanglement of religiosity and governance, but hardly in a sense that makes it a theocracy. Politicians talking about faith and God is a very different thing from, eg, the country being run by the pope.
- greatpatton 2y agono but other countries don't invoke the bible all the time when debating laws.
- TheOtherHobbes 2y agoJust wait until you see the two huge fasces in the House Chamber.
- dennis_jeeves2 2y ago>America has always been a theocracy under a veneer of democracy. Describes every govt out there.