JBeukema
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We are not a democracy, but a constitutional republic.The importance of this thread is Christianity supports autocracy, the enemy of democracy.
It really doesnt matter. Our country was not founded on Christianity, but rather with a written guarantee that we have inalienable rights bestowed by the creator, as opposed to rights bestowed by man or government. The Bible is irrelevant as a context for governance in this country.
Again, were not a democracy.Our democracy is the result to literacy in Greek and Roman classics. Prehaps we would benefit from awareness of this?
I hear that argument a lot...but...it's only half true. We're a constitutional republic with a democratic form of government -yes? no?
Actually, the republic is the form; democracy is the type