..the whole point of tension is the vision as to what kind of society this was, is and will be.
There has never been a theocracy, there never should be in this present world.
On the other hand the attempt to deny that this is a Judeo- Christian based society is simply denying history.
A secular or even atheistic society is a threat--to itself...
The Bible says Israel is God's kingdom on the earth, that the nations around it are kingdoms of the Enemy and that Yeshua will return to destroy those enemies...
I happen to appreciate the discussion among the Founders about whether to establish a religion in the U.S.
There was a great deal of concern that only a moral people could rule themselves. And some Founders believed that if government didn't financially support religious institutions to instruct people in moral behavior that the American people would become unfit to govern themselves.
Who is denying that we historically are a Judeo-Christian based society? I don't believe Sir Francis made that assertion.
For myself, I believe that the watchmen watch in vain any society not mindful of God's grace.
But I also believe in freedom of religion, possibly because I had an ancestor who was a Hugeunot and had to flee France into Germany to avoid being killed because of religious differences. Thus I will defend anyone's right to believe or not believe specific religious tenets.
That does not mean we should let our society degenerate into an amoral morass. But we should carefully look to see where the failures to create a basically moral people are occuring and discuss remedies carefully so that freedom is protected as well as protecting the society from total hedonistic degeneration.