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Permalink Reply by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on January 12, 2012 at 8:23pm

Theocracy gets more likely every day. Democracy has long gone, though most don't notice yet.

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Permalink Reply by Jason Fleming on January 12, 2012 at 9:32pm

I feel a little more optimistic for our future. The fundies are loud and wield a lot of power in our political arena right now. But, more and more of us are coming out of the closet every day; thanks in no small part to the internet. It think many will be surprised by the numbers at the Reason Rally in March (OK, so that's more of a hope than a prediction)

We have an entire generation coming up that don't identify as atheist, but don't believe in religion and frankly don't care. I'll take apathy over religious devotion any day.

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Permalink Reply by matthew greenberg on January 13, 2012 at 12:35pm

my opinion - the numbers of religious are dwindling, but those who remain are becoming more staunch.  those realities are setting up America for a serious culture war. 

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Permalink Reply by Aggiememenon on January 13, 2012 at 3:41pm

Theocracy is only a real danger when our technological society collapses due to the end of cheap oil in a post-peak oil world.  Until then, we have the Internet to fight teh stoopid. 

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Permalink Reply by Peter Cranny on January 13, 2012 at 4:58pm

Thanx for your replies.

I saw Jay Leno today say that Rick Perry had polled less than 1% - he couldn't even beat low fat milk; very encouraging!

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Permalink Reply by Clarence Dember on March 28, 2012 at 10:52pm

Well, fascism goes with theocracy and it's all to familiar in the U.S.

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Permalink Reply by AgeOfAtheists14 on March 8, 2013 at 10:07pm

in U.S. many hands.. foreign.. mess w/liberty tho see what happens.. 

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Permalink Reply by Dana Bizubac on March 29, 2012 at 1:15am

Some might doubt that since capitalism can't quite function in a theocracy system. But anything is possible,  you know what people need!!!... "bread and circuses"  Juvenal, Ancient Rome (†130 AD.). 

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Permalink Reply by AgeOfAtheists14 on March 8, 2013 at 10:06pm

que interesante'... i was thinking that lately. . . pointing towards failure of market systems due to basic erroneous belief /social sys...

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Permalink Reply by Richard ∑wald on March 29, 2012 at 1:35am

"a theocracy - someone tell me it won't happen!" ~ Peter Cranny

Well, I guess it comes down to three possibilities:

1. Calm before the storm
2. Storm before the calm
3. Status quo

3. Just because of the worldwide (U.S. incl.) population trend towards no religious adherence, I think we can (without complacency) dispense with #3 as being most improbable. In the unlikelihood of it actually being #3, …then we have to try harder.

2. If it's #2, …then we have to try harder.

1. If it's #1 …then we have to try harder.

My money's on #1

"…capitalism..." ~ Bizu Dana

Whoa! one irrational absolutism at a time….

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Permalink Reply by Dana Bizubac on June 7, 2012 at 9:33am

how is that irrational absolutism??!?

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Permalink Reply by AgeOfAtheists14 on March 8, 2013 at 10:09pm

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