The USA dissolves (I know, cliché) - what should the name for the Christian theocracy in Arkansas and Oklahoma be?
Note: Movatah is from the Hebrew Ha'Aretz Muvtahat meaning "The Promised Land"
First, most of Oklahoma was a huge reservation for most of the 19th century.The USA dissolves (I know, cliché) - what should the name for the Christian theocracy in Arkansas and Oklahoma be?
Note: Movatah is from the Hebrew Ha'Aretz Muvtahat meaning "The Promised Land"
Arkansas and Oklahoma are no more and no less likely to be dominated by a religious party than any other state in the Nineteenth Century; the obvious location would be Utah, which, of course, did not become a state until 1896, and only after the obvious trappings of LDS that would cause dissension with the US (polygamy, for example) were set aside by the church.
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A theocracy in Oklahoma and Arkansas? That... Seems improbable to me.
First, most of Oklahoma was a huge reservation for most of the 19th century.
Second, Arkansas was not particularly fundamentalist compared to other states.
Utah makes much more sense in every way.
Why would a Christian theocracy be a "republic". The Bible is pretty much bought into the "Kingdom" mentality.
The English Commonwealth was a republic, but it was still pretty theocratic.Why would a Christian theocracy be a "republic". The Bible is pretty much bought into the "Kingdom" mentality.
Okay, if your PoD is before Arkansas (Arkansan?) statehood, there's definitely enough wiggle room to drive a caravan of unicorns through. (Or wild oxen, if you aren't a King James Version literalist.) But in that case, there's also plenty of room for them to develop associations with pretty much whichever name you want to give them. The only way we can really choose, before seeing your timeline, is by what name sounds most awesome to us - so, really, take your pick.
Why would a Christian theocracy be a "republic". The Bible is pretty much bought into the "Kingdom" mentality.
First Samuel 8:4-18 is not a ringing endorsement for a human king, so it could be used to justify a theocratic republic.
Could you not get a holy order like the Knights of St John to receive a papal order to convert the native americans?
Not sure myself, but could be interesting. I mean they owned a few caribbean islands, so perhaps the success of these outposts leads to some expansion.
Jesusland of course.
As cool as that would be, the state in my story is actually extremely Protestant (as well as extremely racist) and would detest the Papacy, so I'm afraid not
Well a protestant holy order isn't impossible ( there are protestant versions of the Knights of St. John - though non-military.) so have the Archbishop of Canterbury do it? Then they may strike out on their own (given the anglican church's views on slavery and race changing perhaps).
Up to you of course and good luck with your story