Relationship between Church/Churches/Christians and the government.
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Does the New Testament allow Christians to interfere in policy making processes of the nation? [closed]
The rules/laws of a nation is always controlled by the Religion of the Majority.
During the time of the Old Testament, The Mosaic Law was the Government Law. The New Testament is different.
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What is the basis for ascribing any fiscal policy to Jesus?
In the United States, specifically on the Right, many Republican / Tea-Party, Evangelical Christians have very little problem in ascribing a moral motive for a tight fiscal policy which restricts ...
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How does the relationship of the Church of Scotland to the state differ from that of the Church of England?
Both England and Scotland have "state churches", but what exactly does that mean? How did these special relationships between a church entity and a sovereign state come about and how specifically do ...
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Is there a concept of Christian State in Christianity?
In some of my other questions, I have read that in Christianity, State and churches are kept separate. I am curious to know, is there any concept of Christian state where biblical laws and doctrines ...
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Does a Christian have a responsibility to participate in government?
I have heard it said many times that it is the responsibility of Christian to participate in their government, specifically that every Christian has the responsibility to vote. Is there some biblical ...
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What is the basis for Theonomy?
From Wikipedia,
Theonomy, from theos (god) and nomos (law), is the state of being
governed by God or in accord with divine law.
It's also essentially the view that all types of government ...
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Does Christianity provide the right elements for democracy?
I understand that Christianity does not enforce any way of governing. And that democracy has been invented by the Greeks before Jesus. But my question his this: Does Christianity teaches the values ...
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Distributism and Subsidiarity beyond the counsel of Jethro in the Bible
In chapter 18 of Exodus, Moses' father-in-law Jethro instructs him on how to set up a fairly ordered society where Moses doesn't have to burn himself out by answering everyone's questions all the ...
