Religious Based Government Essay

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Angritice Hood Government Ms. Skepi “The purpose of separation of church and state is to keep forever from these shores the ceaseless strife that has soaked the soil of Europe in blood for centuries,”James Madison 1830. Birthed from England, this country has become one of the most powerful force in the world. Our founding fathers, revolutionist who sought to make a better country, where liberty and freedom stood for all. The beauty of America is that we have the freedom of choice in what we choose to believe as long as it doesn’t harm others.Though it's not wrong to follow are own sense of personal dogmas that guide us morally, if the government How dismal it is to see present day Americans yearning for the very orthodoxy that their country was founded to escape.”Christopher Hitchens summed it up, why do people insisted on limiting our …show more content…

Religious based government can be hard to maintain, because of its individual people. Citizens who don't follow may be subjected to discrimination for going against doctrine. There is also the possibility of facing criminal charges, based on if your own beliefs goes against the beliefs of the nation. In modern Saudi Arabia, which is a theocracy, were the majority are Muslims there are laws that limit certain people's freedom. For example in some theocracy it's not uncommon for someone to be beaten for not abiding to a certain religious standard. It may be argued that, although a theocracy is has a religious based law system, many theocracies still have constitutions that balance the power in government. There are instances that a religious practices can have jurisdiction on legal cases in government. When faced with moral and spiritual dilemma it's hard to govern without a some moral advice but it's imperative that we are able to bring out justices that benefit our

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