A statement we hear often nowdays is, "America is a Christian nation, it has been established based on Christian moral values". Conservatives use it to push for more "faith-based initiatives", for teaching Creationism in the classroom, and, generally, for tighter state/church integration -- all in the name of freedom and democracy.
However, this statement strikes me as decidedly un-democratic. If America was founded on Christian principles, then it follows that our government derives its authority from God, not from the people it governs. Thus, our government exercises the mandate of Heaven, or the divine right of kinds, and not the will of the populace. This makes democracy moot at best, and un-Christian at worst, because it implies that humans can override the will of the Lord as far as governance is concerned.
So... what's the deal ? Is democracy un-Christian ?
Christianity vs. Democracy
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Bugmaster wrote:
But Christians according to Paul are saved by favoritism(grace) so it doesn't really matter what you do anyway. Either they are going to hell or not because God picked them, so it doesn't matter what Gov. you have or what religion.
It is a theory. Unsupported by any facts, but it might be biblical.
What difference would it make if there are different religions you could always make the wrong choice. It seems that somebody must have made the wrong choice unless they are all right.you do not want him to go to Hell just because he chose the wrong religion.
But Christians according to Paul are saved by favoritism(grace) so it doesn't really matter what you do anyway. Either they are going to hell or not because God picked them, so it doesn't matter what Gov. you have or what religion.
It is a theory. Unsupported by any facts, but it might be biblical.
