![]() Isn’t that a bit extreme? What do you mean by theocracy?Ī: I mean a state where law and policy are based on the sacred texts of a single religion, and government officials purport to speak to and for God, thus claiming the mantle of divine authority. So the book begins with these facts, and then tells a fictional story: a story of how, influenced by extreme fundamentalists, the Christian right could succeed in implementing a theocratic agenda in America, and what life would be like if they succeeded.Ĭhristian Nation also challenges the reader to think about how they as individuals would react if this started to happen the book is fundamentally about personal responsibility in the face of a great social or political evil. ![]() The Christian right has worked for more than three decades to acquire political power in America they’ve already succeeded in high jacking one of our two major political parties. ![]() It shows how the Christian right could obtain power, and what they would do with it if they got it. Q: What is your novel, Christian Nation, about?Ī: The novel is fundamentally about the danger of complacency in the face of religious fundamentalism. ![]()
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