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From: franka@mmintl.UUCP (Frank Adams)
Newsgroups: net.politics,net.religion.jewish
Subject: Re: Israel a theocracy?
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Date: Thu, 19-Dec-85 18:53:23 EST
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In article <2523@sdcrdcf.UUCP> barryg@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Lee Gold) writes:
>
>I agree that a theocracy is, minimally, a nation ruled by religious figures.
>This does not, however, exclude England whose monarch is ex officio
>"Head of the Anglican Church."  Moreover, Britain still has laws against
>blasphemy, which have been used to censor literary publications.

Nominally, the British monarch is a religious figure.  In practice, she
is not.  More importantly, she does not rule -- Parliament rules.

Likewise, the laws with a religious basis in Britain, while
undesirable, play a minor role in the government of the nation.

Britain could become a theocracy with little or no changes in its
formal laws; but it is not one today.

Frank Adams                           ihpn4!philabs!pwa-b!mmintl!franka
Multimate International    52 Oakland Ave North    E. Hartford, CT 06108