On Thu, 09 Aug 2012 12:08:28 -0400, Cousin Ricky wrote:

>  OTOH, I can't
> figure out why the USA looks more like a theocracy than the UK.

Because while it would be illegal to have a religious "test" to hold 
public office, candidates who don't espouse their love for Jesus (or in 
rare cases, just God is enough - for the Jewish and Muslim elected 
officials), 79% of the people in the US are Christians who think that 
there's something wrong with those who don't believe in a supernatural 
deity, angels, or other superstitious nonsense that's commonly held 
(don't let them hold some "weird" superstitious nonsense like 
Scientology, though - because their brand of superstition is always 
"superior" to that of the crazy people), and they won't vote for someone 
who they think is "wrong in the head" when it comes to which sky fairy 
they believe in.

Jim

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