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Johnson: We're Not A Democracy, We're A "Biblical" Republic And Separation Of Church And State Isn't Real (www.joemygod.com)

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[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 36 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I mean, in essence, he's not wrong.

Nearly every federal legislator is Christian and votes that way. Some states still (symbolically, since they're unenforceable) ban atheists from holding public office too, not that you'd even have a chance of winning public office being openly atheist.

[–] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In what way do legislators "vote Christian"? Most of them have never read a bible, and even if they did, the bible is wildly contradictory with itself and is full of cruelty.

[–] TheButtonJustSpins@infosec.pub 22 points 1 year ago

cruelty

Yeah, you got it.

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean that used to be true, but I imagine today, when popular culture seems pretty much against the idea of religion

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

That's inconsequential when the people are largely powerless.