Why is theocracy good?

Answer 1

Theocracy is a form of government in which a deity is seen as as the supreme civil ruler, with religious institutional representatives replacing or dominating civil government. Government representatives are likely to be selected because of their piety and theological knowledge rather than their economic or social skills. Thus, they either may lack the skills to make secular decisions for the common good, or may choose suboptimal policy by giving priority in their decision making to religious concerns. A theocracy means a state religion is acknowledged. As a result, minority religions will inevitably be discriminated against. Of course, some of these criticisms may be equally valid for feudalism or dictatorships, but the modern standard of measure is representative democracy. Overall, theocracy, as a form of government for a nation of people, is inferior to democracy.