Gervase Markham wrote: > > > You can't mandate a religon AND be a democracy. > > If you say that a "Christian country" is one where Christianity is > mandated, then your definition of a "Christian democracy" is > self-contradictory. > > As a Christian, I would argue that any country where Christianity (or > any religion) is compulsory is not following Christian principles in its > governance.
I believe that the UK is "officially" a Christian country: the head of state is also the head of the church. It's also a democracy by most definitions (although you could make argue the existence of the House of Lords and the theoretical veto power of the Queen if you really wanted to). Of course, Christianity isn't mandated in the UK, but it is the "state religion". That's about the closest you can get to a meaningful answer to what is dangerously close to a meaningless question. Stuart. -- Stuart Ballard, Programmer NetReach - Internet Solutions (215) 283-2300, ext. 126 http://www.netreach.com/
