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Corso · 08-23-2002, 04:45 AM

Imagine the year is 2010. The religious right now controls the White House, Congress and the Supreme Court. They have enough power to pass any law they want and even amend the Constitution if they choose to. If this actually happened I would assume the following would occur:

1) abortion would be outlawed. No exceptions.
2) hard core pornography in any form would be banned.
3) all public schools would replace the teaching of evolution with �creation science�
4) the death penalty would be expanded to cover crimes like rape and drug trafficking
5) xtian schools, charities and other organizations would receive taxpayer funding
6) I would have to move to Canada ASAP

Now my question to you folks is, what other things would change? How close to an authoritarian theocracy would America become? Would the fundys show any restraint at all?

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Kevin Dorner · 08-23-2002, 04:51 AM

7) The Constitution would have been amended to state that America is officially a Christian nation.
8) You could add sex between consenting adults of the same gender to the list of death penalty crimes.
9) I would have left Canada for Europe, or another planet!

simian · 08-23-2002, 05:03 AM

10) Women would need to dress "appropriately" (perhaps not as bad as the Taliban, but certainly have their heads covered at all times)

11) Most (all?) forms of birth control outlawed.

Simian

MzNeko · 08-23-2002, 07:44 AM

12) People that are not Christian but are of "mainstream" religions would be relegated to second-class citizens (at best). Pressure to convert would be enormous.

13) People that are religious but not "mainstream" (Wiccans, Pagans, etc.) would be given three choices: Conversion, Deportation, or Execution.

14) Ditto for Atheists, only I don't think they'd get the first two choices.

Autonemesis · 08-23-2002, 07:50 AM

15) Failure to observe worship services is a crime
16) Blasphemy is a crime
17) Sloth is a crime, so the homeless and unemployed are rounded up and given menial work
18) Married couples are required to "be fruitful and multiply"
19) Immigrants must convert before they are admitted to the country
20) Faith healers are grantred license to practice medicine

simian · 08-23-2002, 07:51 AM

21) Begin work on a legal definition of "christian" so non-christians (cultists like mormons and catholics, for example) could not falsely hide behind the label "christian".

edited to correct the #

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Abacus · 08-23-2002, 08:19 AM

22.) Christians are exempted from traffic laws on Sundays.

<a href="http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/local/3917449.htm?" target="_blank">Sunday Tickets</a>

simian · 08-23-2002, 08:31 AM

23) Ban work on Sundays.

(solves that pesky sunday parking ticket problem)

Simian

Abacus · 08-23-2002, 08:41 AM

Simian,

Didn't Fargo used to have ordinances concerning when businesses could could open on Sundays? I grew up near there and seem to remember that.

Richiyaado · 08-23-2002, 08:57 AM

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Imagine the year is 2010. The religious right now controls the White House, Congress and the Supreme Court. They have enough power to pass any law they want and even amend the Constitution if they choose to.

The religious right already controls the White House. One down, two to go.

08-23-2002, 04:45 AM	#1
Corso Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 50	Fundy Nation? Imagine the year is 2010. The religious right now controls the White House, Congress and the Supreme Court. They have enough power to pass any law they want and even amend the Constitution if they choose to. If this actually happened I would assume the following would occur: 1) abortion would be outlawed. No exceptions. 2) hard core pornography in any form would be banned. 3) all public schools would replace the teaching of evolution with �creation science� 4) the death penalty would be expanded to cover crimes like rape and drug trafficking 5) xtian schools, charities and other organizations would receive taxpayer funding 6) I would have to move to Canada ASAP Now my question to you folks is, what other things would change? How close to an authoritarian theocracy would America become? Would the fundys show any restraint at all? [ August 23, 2002: Message edited by: Corso ] [ August 23, 2002: Message edited by: Corso ]</p>

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08-23-2002, 04:51 AM	#2
Kevin Dorner Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 762	7) The Constitution would have been amended to state that America is officially a Christian nation. 8) You could add sex between consenting adults of the same gender to the list of death penalty crimes. 9) I would have left Canada for Europe, or another planet!

08-23-2002, 05:03 AM	#3
simian Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: St. Louis, MO area Posts: 1,924	10) Women would need to dress "appropriately" (perhaps not as bad as the Taliban, but certainly have their heads covered at all times) 11) Most (all?) forms of birth control outlawed. Simian

08-23-2002, 07:44 AM	#4
MzNeko Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Long Beach, California Posts: 1,127	12) People that are not Christian but are of "mainstream" religions would be relegated to second-class citizens (at best). Pressure to convert would be enormous. 13) People that are religious but not "mainstream" (Wiccans, Pagans, etc.) would be given three choices: Conversion, Deportation, or Execution. 14) Ditto for Atheists, only I don't think they'd get the first two choices.

08-23-2002, 07:50 AM	#5
Autonemesis Contributor Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: I've left FRDB for good, due to new WI&P policy Posts: 12,048	15) Failure to observe worship services is a crime 16) Blasphemy is a crime 17) Sloth is a crime, so the homeless and unemployed are rounded up and given menial work 18) Married couples are required to "be fruitful and multiply" 19) Immigrants must convert before they are admitted to the country 20) Faith healers are grantred license to practice medicine

08-23-2002, 07:51 AM	#6
simian Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: St. Louis, MO area Posts: 1,924	21) Begin work on a legal definition of "christian" so non-christians (cultists like mormons and catholics, for example) could not falsely hide behind the label "christian". edited to correct the # [ August 23, 2002: Message edited by: simian ]</p>

08-23-2002, 08:19 AM	#7
Abacus Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: South Dakota Posts: 2,214	22.) Christians are exempted from traffic laws on Sundays. <a href="http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/local/3917449.htm?" target="_blank">Sunday Tickets</a>

08-23-2002, 08:31 AM	#8
simian Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: St. Louis, MO area Posts: 1,924	23) Ban work on Sundays. (solves that pesky sunday parking ticket problem) Simian

08-23-2002, 08:41 AM	#9
Abacus Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: South Dakota Posts: 2,214	Simian, Didn't Fargo used to have ordinances concerning when businesses could could open on Sundays? I grew up near there and seem to remember that.

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