Vine & Fig Tree
presents
Anarcho-Theocracy
or
Theocratic Anarchism

Introduction

Dictionary Definitions

Was America Ever a Theocracy?

The Myth of "the Separation of Church and State"

Conclusion

Introduction

Vine & Fig Tree advocates "Theocracy," but one without the domination of priests. In fact, Vine & Fig Tree advocates "Anarchy,"  the complete elimination of the institutional church, as well as the complete elimination of the State.

"Theocracy" comes from two Greek words, Theos, God, and kratein, to rule.
A Theocracy is where God rules, or governs.

• A society where priests rule is better called an "ecclesiocracy."
• A society where a king rules is called a "monarchy," and the Bible says this form of government is a rejection of Theocracy (1 Samuel 8).
• A society where lots of little kings rule (but are called "princes," "presidents," "ministers," "commissars," "representatives," "CEO's," or anything else) is still a violation of the spirit of 1 Samuel 8, and is thus not a "Theocracy."

A society ruled by priests or politicians might be trying to become a Theocracy. We'll give that society credit and call it a Theocracy because they are trying to let God rule. But it won't be a perfect Theocracy until they eliminate (by resignation or by voting) the priests and the kings. Jesus Christ is Earth's only legitimate Priest, the only legitimate King.

A "Theocracy" in this sense does not require new, audible revelation from God. It can be governed according to the revelation of God recorded thousands of years earlier.

Theocracy vs. Providence

In a sense, God rules everywhere. Communist China can be said to be a part of "God's Government" or Theocracy, and the eye of faith can see God's judgments in China.

But the normal sense of the word "Theocracy" is a political state which officially acknowledges the authority of God and allows God to call the shots, politically speaking. We distinguish between "Theocracy" as a social state and "providence" as God's government over nations which do not have a Theocratic form of "government."

We claim that the Founding Fathers, had they lived an additional 150 years, would have been advocates of our brand of "anarcho-theocracy." We argue that this is the direction in which they were moving, and that the "separation of church and state" is a myth.

Dictionary Definitions

Was America Ever a Theocracy?

• Evidence from original sources
• Evidence from more recent, secondary sources.

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