06-24-2004, 02:13 PM
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Cracking the Whip
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Originally posted by filtherton
In a democracy, the citizens vote for representatives who they feel most closely represent their political goals. Or they vote against the candidate whose view most contradicts their own. This is possible because a fundamental implication of democracy is that there is more than one way to skin an eagle. A diversity of ideas is a good thing and homogeneity results in stagnation.
Christianity is the exact opposite of democracy in many crucial ways. First and foremost is the fact that in all christianity the ruler is not elected. The people's opinion doesn't matter. God is king(or queen). This coupled with the fact that fundamentalist christianity paints god as somewhat of a sadist makes christianity more akin to a despotism than a democracy.
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