Theocracy is bad for Americans. When we allow men/women church leaders to cherry pick a bible verse to be political, to praise politicians they think will give them what they want, we allow them to create a divide among Americas. Creating a theocracy in the United States, meaning government run by the church, ruled by the Bible, we are doomed as Americans, whatever that means . . . If you are OK with the change, go for it.
Now tell me which religion is gong to govern? What Bible verses will rule? Which "Christian" leader will be President? How will Congress work? How will justice be, and, by the way, what will be our laws?
EXAMPLE:
"Locked and Loaded for the Lord"
After the Rev. Moon died in 2012, his church split apart. Two of his sons established a new congregation. Their followers are eagerly awaiting the end times. And they are armed.
Story by Tom Dunkel Photos by Bryan Anselm May 21, 2018
"Sanctuary Church — whose proper name is World Peace and Unification Sanctuary, but which also goes by the more muscular-sounding Rod of Iron Ministries — stands inconspicuously on a country road that winds through the village of Newfoundland, Pa., 25 miles southeast of Scranton. The one-story, low-slung building used to be St. Anthony’s Catholic Church."
OK, gentle start . . .
"“Look at all these crowns of sovereignty!” he exclaimed, gazing upon his audience. One tenet of the Sanctuary Church is that all people are independent kings and queens in God’s Kingdom — a kind of don’t-tread-on-me notion of personal sovereignty. Hence, symbolic gold and silver crowns bobbed on row after row of heads."
Now it's getting a little weird . . .
"A key pillar of Sanctuary dogma is the importance of owning a gun, particularly the lethal, lightweight AR-15 semiautomatic, which the National Rifle Association has proclaimed “the most popular rifle in America.” Last fall, Pastor Sean had studied the Book of Revelation. It makes multiple references to how Christ one day will rule his earthly kingdom “with a rod of iron.” Although Revelation was written long before the advent of firearms, Pastor Sean concluded that “rod of iron” was Bible-speak for the AR-15 and that Christ, not being a “tyrant,” will need armed sovereigns to help him keep the peace in his kingdom."
You can see what religion does with their book called "the Bible." Cherry pick crap to justify madness. Pastor Sean is crazy for sure, and deadly.
" . . . citing Bible passages where the “rod of iron” was used to smite evildoers. Pacing the altar, he then segued into a freewheeling, gunfire-and-brimstone diatribe.
“You must shed the slave mentality and adopt the royal mentality. … The Democratic Party has become the Communist Party funded by Nazi collaborator George Soros. … The fake ministers and fake priests are pushing a dictator-Christ.” He took potshots at some favorite targets: Hillary Clinton (“she was paying for the Russian dossier”), Pope Francis (“a socialist, communist devil”) and government that gets too big for its britches. “Jesus never centralized power. Jesus never created government,” he said. “The worst killer in all of humanity the last one hundred years is centralized government.”"
When religion gets into politics and government there is NO LIMIT to what crimes against humanity it can commit. They can always turn to THEIR interpretation of a Bible verse to justify any hate and any killing.
