Theocratic law
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For this discussion thread, I chose to talk about theocratic law. Our textbook defines this
law as “theocratic law refers to laws which are derived from religion. Due to the numerous
religions in the world (e.g. Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism), nations find difficulty
coming to agreements over theocratic laws.”[CITATION Sat1 \p 84 \l 1033 ] The article I chose to
research questioned if theocracy our politics. Richard Primus goes onto say, “Invoking God is a
matter of traditional and broadly accepted practice among senior American political figures.
Many politicians probably feel that their role requires them to participate in that practice. But it
is not clear that these invocations of God by political leaders reveal a widely held theory of
political authority. The fact that senior officeholders speak about God has little bearing on the
substance of policymaking, and fortunately so, because there are excellent reasons why the
government should not set policy on the basis of theological ideas.”[CITATION Pri01 \l 1033 ] In
this article Primus is questioning whether this is the future for our politics or not. He also goes
onto say that one learns something about American politics by noticing how politicians speak
about God. I can definitely understand where he was coming from when he stated it.
“Throughout history, religious and political authorities have had a mysterious attraction to each
other. Rulers have established state religions and adopted laws with religious origins, sometimes
even claiming to have divine powers. We propose a political economy approach to theocracy,
centered on the legitimizing relationship between religious and political authorities.” [ CITATION
Cos13 \l 1033 ] Religion and politics do have a mysterious attraction to each other. The two can
even be found together in the Bible. Romans 13:1 is a great example of this. “Let every person
be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those
that exist have been instituted by God.” (Romans 13:1, ESV)
Works Cited
Cosgel, M. M., & Miceli, T. J. (2013).
Theocracy
. Retrieved from Ideas:
https://ideas.repec.org/p/uct/uconnp/2013-29.html
Primus, R. (2016, May 11). Is Theocracy our Politics?
Columbia Law Review Sidebar, 116
, 44-06.
Satterlee, B. C. (n.d.). International Business With Biblical Worldview. McGraw-Hill Education.
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