True.
These churches will pass laws very similar to those they had previously.
Really? Says who?
Laws like mandatory attendance under punishment of whippings, mandatory tithings, banishments/exiles for the wrong beliefs, whippings, beatings, executions for heathens, and Catholics, etc...
Well, as a Catholic myself, I'd hardly support the establishment of a mandatory Protestant church -- although I have to admit that would be a possibility. That being said, there's no reason to assume that these new state churches would necessarily enact such draconian laws. It's more likely that any establishmentarian legislation would be more along the lines of protecting the right of persons to display Christian holiday symbols on public property, etc.
Personally, I think a few horsewhippings and banishments would be a boon to society -- but I digress.
And I'll break every one of their damned laws. With impunity. The first guy to come to my house to enforce mandatory church attendence is definitely in for a "religious experience". He's going to meet God.
Let me get this straight: You don't mind when the government confiscates half your yearly income to pay for Piss Christ and midnight ghetto basketball, but you'd shoot somebody for trying make you go to church?
What a man. Thanks for writing.
It's what they did last time.
Well, as a Catholic myself, I'd hardly support the establishment of a mandatory Protestant church
That's funny because in your previous post you mentioned Massachusetts as a good example of a state church. And that's precisely what they did. And they executed 4 of your fellow Catholics. Great example.
there's no reason to assume that these new state churches would necessarily enact such draconian laws
No reason, except all of the hard learned lessons of thousands of years of human history. Even our own, before the 1st Amendment.
Find me a theocracy that isn't corrupt or oppressive. Any time in history. Just one.
Let me get this straight: You don't mind when the government confiscates half your yearly income to pay for Piss Christ and midnight ghetto basketball
Sure I mind. Where'dya get that crazy idea?
but you'd shoot somebody for trying make you go to church?
Damned strait. And then I'd put 'em on a pike in the front yard as an example for any other dumbass that gets that idea.
What a man.
Free man.
Yes -- starting with theocrats, especially since there are so many obvious places to which they could be banished and fit right in (e.g. Saudi Arabia).
It's called "having a backbone".