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As with any other theocracy, personal freedom would be quickly eliminated.
Indeed. If history teaches anything, it is that even the wrong beliefs are considered "sinful", and allowing sin of any kind, even the open admission of heretical beliefs, might even invoke God's punishment against the entire nation. What is more, as contemporary fundamentalism shows, every government question can be viewed as a statement of religious principle. Therefore, dissent would be effectively prohibited outside of a very narrow range, and eventually banned altogether.
"Religion is the best business to be in. It's the only one where the customers blame themselves for product failure."
-- Ellis Weiner (quoted on the NAiG message board)
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