Message from @Deli.v2
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By tolerating say islam who are expanding the citizenry to? Foreigners! And it allows our own folk to be corrupted by foreign ideas. Now why would I want thay?
state mandated Islam doesn't sound that bad when you think about it
I mean
I'm not really for monotheistic faiths unless they can be syncretic, so
And yes, that includes Christianity
@Deli.v2 it sounds gay af
is your argument literally "homosex lol"
That wasn't an argument
Monotheism inherently weakens a state/culture tbh
How?
it reduces the power of any sovereign by placing a figure "above" them
that's only if you make the religion part of the government
or state
It doesn't reduce their power whatsoever as they could still have ultimate temporal power. In addition if the religion is state mandated usually the executive is viewed as god's servant or something
if the religion is its own entity then the sovereign remains the de facto ruler
Or operating "under the grace of" said de facto ruler
Ideally the sovereign should be the head of a cult within said pantheistic faith
and beyond that, a myriad of other gods/goddesses should exist to ensure continuity from one ruler to the next
Serving as a unifying force
Further, a pantheistic faith enables other pantheists to more effectively integrate if they desire to
Well sure, but it's another strengthening factor
and I don't mean cult in terms of the modern sense
but rather, a traditional sense
Think pharaohs, or the imperial cult of rome
The church in government will result in conflict between the secularist and church
Secularism can't quite be unifying or used as a tool of a state
It's a restricting, and imposes limits
Likewise, it'll result in conflict between the religious and the state in many cases
Do keep in mind I'm not advocating for civil liberties to be taken away on religious grounds
Agnosticism, atheism, and any religion should be allowed
But a greater emphasis upon the state's pantheon
Likewise, this pantheon shouldn't be discriminatory, but generally unifying
The state can't be used as a symbol or tool for unification if the church exists in the totalitarian dystopias everyone in this server wants
Bible literally says you cant worship money and god
This indirectly implies that you cant worship the state and god
Right, but I don't really care about the bible?
Also, I'd want the state and church to be linked
I don't want a totalist dystopia, in fact, the religion should be lenient
I'm not referring to you specifically
We havent talked much