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Is theocracy good? Is theocracy good?
Yes, theocracies have many good points Yes, theocracies have many good points
No, there many problems with theocracies No, there many problems with theocracies
Theocracies can be implemented in different ways Theocracies can be implemented in different ways
Theocracies create a sense of unity within society Theocracies create a sense of unity within society
A theocratic government structure is efficient A theocratic government structure is efficient
A theocracy encourages stability A theocracy encourages stability
Compromise is never needed in the context of a theocracy Compromise is never needed in the context of a theocracy
Theocracy is an excuse for legitimised oppression Theocracy is an excuse for legitimised oppression
Alternative opinions are rarely welcomed in a theocracy Alternative opinions are rarely welcomed in a theocracy
Theocracies are dictatorships Theocracies are dictatorships
Theocracies are fine as long as it is my religion Theocracies are fine as long as it is my religion
Many countries are quasi-theocracies but claim not to be Many countries are quasi-theocracies but claim not to be
There are different levels of theocracy There are different levels of theocracy
The issue is with how theocracies are carried out The issue is with how theocracies are carried out
The alternatives to theocracy around the world don't work The alternatives to theocracy around the world don't work
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Is theocracy good?
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Theocracies can be implemented in different ways

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The alternatives to theocracy around the world don't work

While there are many systems of governing aside from theocracies, they are not preferrable.
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The Argument

North Korea, USSR/Russia and China have little religious influence. In fact they have a history of suppressing religion. In some countries, there is a political ideology sponsored by the government that may be called political religion. For example the North Korean government has promulgated Juche as a political alternative to traditional religion. The doctrine advocates a strong nationalist propaganda basis and is fundamentally opposed to Christianity and Buddhism, the two largest religions on the Korean peninsula.

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Premises

[P1] Having a theocracy is preferrable to having a regime based on political religion.

Rejecting the premises

Further Reading

Samantha May, Erin K. Wilson, Claudia Baumgart-Ochse & Faiz Sheikh (2014) The Religious as Political and the Political as Religious: Globalisation, Post-Secularism and the Shifting Boundaries of the Sacred, Politics, Religion & Ideology, 15:3, 331-346, DOI: 10.1080/21567689.2014.948526

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