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To: Protagoras; John O; scripter
People keep misusing the word "theocracy" as though it meant a government that is informed by moral absolutes. That is not the meaning of the word "theocracy". Our Constitution and the government we have always had was based on moral absolutes and the founders of our country freely admitted that.
A theocracry is a government RULED by UNELECTED mullahs, priests, clerics, or other official religious authorities. Read the dictionary and learn to use words that have specific meanings. Misuse of the word "theocracy" is misleading, making ignorant people think there is something wrong with allowing the slightest hint of moral absolutes in governance. But laws have always been founded on moral absolutes.
Leave out the moral absolutes and we will have different groups or tribes of people slaughtering each other over their differing opinions of right and wrong, with the strongest in numbers or weaponry dominating the others. Barbarianism and/or totalitarianism will be the result.
51 posted on 11/26/2003 10:33:17 AM PST by little jeremiah
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To: little jeremiah
You use the time honored strawman. It doesn't work with me. Go argue with someone who believes those things. With me, stick to arguing with what I say.

Which of the ten commandments do you want to see enforced by government?

56 posted on 11/26/2003 10:57:40 AM PST by Protagoras (Putting government in charge of morality is like putting pedophiles in charge of children)
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To: little jeremiah
Read the dictionary and learn to use words that have specific meanings.

theocracy

SYLLABICATION: the·oc·ra·cy
PRONUNCIATION: AUDIO: th-kr-s KEY
NOUN: Inflected forms: pl. the·oc·ra·cies
1. A government ruled by or subject to religious authority.
2. A state so governed.

Physician, heal thyself.

57 posted on 11/26/2003 11:02:11 AM PST by Protagoras (Putting government in charge of morality is like putting pedophiles in charge of children)
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