If the majority of people want to live under a theocracy so be it, but what about atheists like me who once were believers but have rejected the veracity of biblical claims? will we be put to death as many understand the bible to demand of apostates?
Yes.
And you deserve it for being so stupid.
But have a nice day!
No, your hyperbole will just get more and more ridiculous until people finally start to just ignore you completely.
What is it about, "never leave nor forsake you" do you not understand?
You can't possibly be so ignorant. The Founding Fathers, most of them devout Christians set up a system of Federalism, separation of powers, and limited government to protect liberty. Under this system, life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are among certain unalienable rights that are endowed by our Creator.
This tradition, this founding, this idea of limited government of the people for the people by the people is based on a Christian heritage. You want to call the desire to return to our foundations a "theocracy"? How ignorant and foolish.
Is that what you call America for the last two-to-three-hundred years? Better go back to our founding documents (Constitution, etc.) and discern the difference between a state church and Christians running the show giving people the freedom to believe as they wish. THAT's a true Christian nation my friend.
A true Christian nation respects God-given freedoms of the individual (evidenced in the history of America) whereas an atheist government ends in tyranny and death for its people (evidenced by Communist governments executing over 50 million deaths on its own people).
will we be put to death as many understand the bible to demand of apostates
The new covenant of the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ has replaced the first covenant making it old, decayed, and ready to vanish. (Hebrews 8:13) We are living now in that grace spiritually (Romans 6:14) which can also be seen politically in the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution all of which of course forbids such behavior.
what about atheists like me
What turned you away from the Lord?