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How many Americans would support a Theocracy?
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<blockquote data-quote="CabVet" data-source="post: 61726953" data-attributes="member: 297812"><p>Good one, actually made me look up the definitions. According to the strict definition, I don't think Iran would be a pure "theocracy" either:</p><p></p><p><strong>Theocracy</strong> is a form of government in which God is the Civil Ruler and the official policy is governed by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided, or is pursuant to the doctrine of a particular religion or religious group. From the perspective of the theocratic government, "God himself is recognized as the head" of the state. In a pure theocracy, the civil leader is believed to have a direct personal connection with God. Law proclaimed by the ruler is also considered a divine revelation, and hence the law of God.</p><p></p><p>While both Saudi Arabia and Iran maintain religious courts for all aspects of law and have religious police to maintain social compliance, their heads of state are not officially considered as being under divine guidance. They are however, both limited by Sharia law. The only difference is that Saudi Arabia is a monarchy and Iran is a republic. The CIA describes Iran as a theocratic republic and Saudi as a theocratic monarchy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CabVet, post: 61726953, member: 297812"] Good one, actually made me look up the definitions. According to the strict definition, I don't think Iran would be a pure "theocracy" either: [B]Theocracy[/B] is a form of government in which God is the Civil Ruler and the official policy is governed by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided, or is pursuant to the doctrine of a particular religion or religious group. From the perspective of the theocratic government, "God himself is recognized as the head" of the state. In a pure theocracy, the civil leader is believed to have a direct personal connection with God. Law proclaimed by the ruler is also considered a divine revelation, and hence the law of God. While both Saudi Arabia and Iran maintain religious courts for all aspects of law and have religious police to maintain social compliance, their heads of state are not officially considered as being under divine guidance. They are however, both limited by Sharia law. The only difference is that Saudi Arabia is a monarchy and Iran is a republic. The CIA describes Iran as a theocratic republic and Saudi as a theocratic monarchy. [/QUOTE]
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