i personally thing a christian stae would be indistinguishable from and islamist state
1. Sexual businesses (such as topless bars, bath spas, internet porn, etc.) would be banned, or at least "suffocated" (example: cannot be located within 100 miles of a school or church or a public place)
not to mention that people found to be committing adultery would be jailed. did i mention adultery includes premarital sex?
2. Illegal drugs would be more suppressed and penalties stiffer, although there probably would be more preventative programs and help for people to break their habit.
i think your ideas of treatment programs under a christian system are inaccurate. christians are notorious for being against all manner of prevention programs.
3. Alcohol and bars would be more restricted, but not banned. There would be stronger consequences for drunks, though.
if the baptists were in control, alcohol would be banned.
4. Some Sunday activites might be discouraged with laws, so that there would be more incentive to go to church. (in my case, I would take the opportunity to sleep late)
nothing like restricting the right to do honest work for a whole day.
5. TV and movies would be restricted more.
censorship is the greatest evil.
6. The Hollywood rich and corporate over-paid executives would probably be limited in compensation and taxed more heavily.
*cough*bullshit*cough* you do know who the leaders of the christian right are and how much money they make and for whom they support taxes? if you think a christian society would be more equitable, you are sadly mistaken. remember. god rewards the righteous with earthly blessings.
7. The strategy for helping the poor probably would shift towards more temporary welfare along with programs to help people get off their feet and support themselves (i.e. the old "teach a man to fish" philosophy)
see above. the poor are that way because they did something wrong.
8. Education would incorporate Creationism as the truth, and an ignorant portrayal of Evolution. Prayer would be re-introduced. Teachers would be given more power to discipline (I am not sure if spanking would be allowed, though).
that's not really so bad... WTF ARE YOU KIDDING?
9. Advancement in science would suffer indirectly (from uninspiring education and policy like banning stem cell research)
mmmm dark ages. yeah. pray and your pms will go away.
10. Gay rights would not be established, but gays would not be imprisoned.
um. god hates fags ring a bell? they'd be fucking executed. (or executed for fucking.)
11. The establishment of religion clause would be struck, so that "separation of church and state" would no longer be a legal issue.
clearly.
12. Oh yes, I almost forgot, abortion would be outlawed.
it's getting that way now. whatever. there's always sweden.
i'd rather not live in a religious state, thanks. but then again the arabs invented zero in spite of christian fears of arithmetic being "magic"... i think i'd rather live under an ottoman state.
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