Theocracy as God's Kingdom?

Let's put this in context. This is the second one of these "Justice Sundays" and they're kinda creepy in the mixing of church and state But since they're on the church side, and there's very little chance that a Bush admin will go after these church's tax exempt status for their obvious political activity, we gotta put up with them.

But, take just a minute to think about just what their asking for. Their target codeword is "activist judges." Now, we'll leave out details on the history of "activists judges", Skopes Monkey trials, Plessy v. Board of Education, Roe v Wade, anti-discrimination rulings, etc. , and look at these people really want.

There are two possible interpretations of their demands.

1) They want judges who will uphold their "Christian" beliefs. Not too objectionable until you look at Iran and Saudi who have similar systems of theological review of all government decisions. And that has turned out so well for the people of those countries.

2) Believing their republican majority will last forever, they want to, at the very least, neuter judicial oversight. To me, this is far more terrifying, and the implications lead to dictatorship.

I'm not being too clear, but just read this.

Christian conservative leaders and U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay rallied on Sunday to condemn activist judges and heap praise on U.S. President George W. Bush's nominee for the Supreme Court, John Roberts.

Organizers of the rally, which featured a packed audience at a Baptist church swaying and singing hymns beneath two huge American flags, said they hoped to use the gathering as a "launching pad" to mobilize Christians against judges they say are overriding the Constitution with their decisions.

Televised to churches across the country and broadcast over the Internet, "Justice Sunday II: God Save the United States and This Honorable Court" was co-sponsored by the prominent Christian conservative groups Family Research Center and Focus on the Family.

Speaking from the pulpit, DeLay, a Texas Republican, decried what he called "the judicial autocracy" that was "casting aside moral values" to rewrite the law instead of interpreting it. ......

"The recent nomination of John Roberts has spurred our country into a conversation about the court's role in our society," DeLay said.

"Wisdom does not reside in nine persons in black robes," he said. "We respect the judges but our respect does not grant judges the powers many have assumed."

I think the real pity of all this new Christo-Fascism, is that they are taking regular people's religious beliefs, and money, and channeling them into their own agglomeration of power. It's just wrong.

Isn't this what Luther rallied against to crate protestantism in the first place?