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Steven Runciman writes in his book The Byzantine Theocracy (2004): The constitution of the Byzantine Empire was based on the conviction that it was the earthly copy of the Kingdom of Heaven. Just as God ruled in Heaven, so the Emperor, made in His image, should rule on earth and carry out his commandments. ...
However, later critics labeled the town a "theocracy," mostly because of the position of many church leaders, including Smith, as elected city officials. That was a serious charge, as in Jacksonian America, anyone accused of theocratic rule was immediately suspect and deemed an antirepublican threat to the country. Suspicions about Mormon rule ...
American Theocracy: The Peril and Politics of Radical Religion, Oil, and Borrowed Money in the 21st Century (ISBN 0-670-03486-X) is a 2006 political commentary book by American political writer Kevin Phillips. The book is a critique of the past forty years of the Republican coalition in United States politics.
The book's afterword describes three unwritten stories which would have described the beginning of the theocracy and the beginning of the rebellion against it. "The Sound of His Wings" would have followed a televangelist named Nehemiah Scudder who rode a populist, racist wave of support to the presidency.
Theonomy (from Greek theos "God" and nomos "law") is a hypothetical Christian form of government in which divine law governs societies. [1] Theonomists hold that societies should observe divine law, particularly the Old Testament’s judicial laws. [2]
Gothard and the two Phillipses, for example, used Christian Reconstructionism to build the evangelical homeschooling community of the 1970s and 1980s. Robertson and Kennedy hosted Rushdoony on their television programs, and Robertson also used dominionist language in his book, The Secret Kingdom, and in his 1988 presidential campaign. [31]
It’s called “That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America.” When she spoke up at a Livingston Parrish school board meeting, her photo was uploaded to conservative websites.
My America is a series of fictional diaries of children that take place during significant moments in American history. Created by Scholastic , it is a spin-off of the series, Dear America , geared toward younger children (ages 7-10 [ 1 ] ).