▲ | 9dev 11 hours ago | ||||||||||||||||
That would mean the USA are a theocracy too, given most senators are Christian. That doesn’t make too much sense. Theocracy is a form of government in which religious leaders rule in the name of a deity, and religious law is the basis for all legal and political decisions. | |||||||||||||||||
▲ | tsimionescu 10 hours ago | parent | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||
The USA is not a theocracy, though. The majority-Christian senators are not generally enacting theocratic laws and regulations (though there are some tendencies and influences, as seen with the recent repeal of Roe v Wade, for example). However, Israel does have highly theocratic tendencies. Their constitution places Jewish identity on the same level as their democratic statute. They have even more religious influence on public life than the USA does (which is already somewhat high by European standards), with businesses in many cities being boycotted into respecting the Sabbath and other religious holidays (not selling risen bread during Passover, making elevators stop automatically on every floor during days of rest, observing kosher restrictions on food etc). Many of their foreign policy decisions are explicitly influenced by religious tenets, such as believing they were gifted the "land of Israel" by their god (which includes modern day Israel, the Occupied Territories, and several parts of modern day Syria, Lebanon, and others). They're nowhere near the level of religous rule and/or fanaticism as Saudi Arabia, but they have much more religious influence and control of public life then a modern European/US-style democracy. | |||||||||||||||||
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▲ | otikik 10 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||
You… don’t see it? | |||||||||||||||||
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▲ | rf15 11 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | ||||||||||||||||
m8 they literally swear on the bible /s |