DEMOCRACY vs THEODEMOCRACY

In 1855, one LDS (LATTER DAY SAINTS / MORMONS) Apostle explained that a "nucleus" of God's political kingdom had been formed. Is this the birth of a Mitt Romney running for President?

The day will come when the United States government, and all other government, will be uprooted, and the kingdoms of this world will be united in one and the Latter-day Saints will bring order to the resultant chaos and "save the Constitution" by implementation of a true theo-democracy.

THEO: MEANS A COMBINING FORM MEAN "GOD." THEOCRACT: A PERSON WHO RULES, GOVERNS AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF GOD OR A DEITY OR AS A MEMBER OF A RULING GROUP IN A THEOCRACY, AS A DIVINE KING OR HIGH PRIEST. THEOCRACY: A FORM OF GOVERNMENT IN WHICH GOD OR A DEITY IS RECOGNIZED AS A SUPREME CIVIL RULER. THE GOD OR DEITY LAWS BEING INTERPRETS BY THE ECCLESIASTICAL AUTHORITIES. A SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT BY PRIESTS CLAIMING A DIVINE COMMISSION. A COMMONWEALTH OR STATE UNDER SUCH A FORM OR SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT.

Theo-democracy was a theocratic political system that included elements of democracy. It was theorized by Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the Latter Day Saint movement (Mormonism). According to Smith, theo-democracy was meant to be a fusion of traditional republican democratic rights under the United States Constitution with theocratic principles.

Smith described it as a system under which God and the people held the power to rule in righteousness.Smith believed that this would be the form of government that would rule the world upon the Second Coming of Christ, which he believed was imminent. This polity would constitute the "Kingdom of God" which was foretold by the prophet Daniel in the Old Testament. Theo-democracy was an influence for the short lived State of Deseret in the American Old West.

According to historian Marvin S. Hill, "the Latter-day Saints saw the maelstrom of competing faiths and social institutions in the early nineteenth century as evidence of social upheaval and found confirmation in the rioting and violence that characterized Jacksonian America." Smith wrote in 1842 that earthly governments "have failed in all their attempts to promote eternal peace and happiness...[Even the United States] is rent, from center to circumference, with party strife, political intrigues, and sectional interest."

Joseph Smith's belief was that only a government led by deity could banish the destructiveness of unlimited faction and bring order and happiness to the earth.[citation needed] Mormon Apostle Orson Pratt stated in 1855, the government of God "is a government of union." Smith believed that a theodemocratic polity would be the literal fulfillment of Christ's prayer in the Gospel of Matthew, "Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven."

Further, Smith taught that the Kingdom of God, which he called the restored gospel of Jesus Christ, would hold dominion in the last days over all other kingdoms as foretold in the Book of Daniel.Smith stated in May 1844, "I calculate to be one of the instruments of setting up the kingdom of Daniel by the word of the Lord, and I intend to lay a foundation that will revolutionize the world...It will not be by sword or gun that this kingdom will roll on: the power of truth is such that all nations will be under the necessity of obeying the Gospel.

LDS President Brigham Young taught in 1859, "What do the world understand theocracy to be? A poor, rotten government of man, that would say, without the shadow of provocation or just cause, 'Cut that man's head off; put that one on the rack, arrest another, and retain him in unlawful and unjust duress while you plunder his property and pollute his wife and daughters; massacre here and there'..." "I believe in a true republican theocracy..."

The theodemocratic system was to be based on principles extant in the United States Constitution, and held sacred the will of the people and individual rights. Indeed, the United States and the Constitution in particular were revered by Smith and his followers.

However, in a theodemocratic system, God was to be the ultimate power and would give law to the people which they would be free to accept or reject, presumably based on republican principles. Somewhat analogous to a federal system within a theodemocracy, sovereignty would reside jointly with the people and with God.

Various inconsistencies exist in this framework, such as how humans could resist the laws of an all-powerful God, or how citizens could be assured that the authority of God rather than the humans interpreting His will was being exercised. While Christ would be the "king of kings" and "lord of lords," He would only intermittently reside on Earth and the government would largely be left in the hands of mortal men

Smith believed that it was necessary for the Mormons to at least lay the foundations for the Kingdom of God before the Second Coming could occur

Joseph Smith was jailed in Missouri during the winter of 1838-1839 on charges of "treason." These charges stemmed from the Mormon War of 1838, but were also due to Smith's belief in a political Kingdom of God.

The US state of Utah is known for it's theocracy. They point out that all of the state's representatives in Congress, all of its Supreme Court, 90% of its legislature and 80% of its state and federal judges belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Mormons do not believe that the voice of the people is the voice of God. … They believe the proper mode of government is this—God first speaks, and then the people have their action.” Humans retained their agency, as they had “perfect freedom” in choosing whether to accept God's “dictation.” Who is this God they are talking about? The so-called Gods of the Mormons. A Satanic cult!

The cosmic dualism of Mormon millennialism could easily lead to demonizing anyone not part of their own in-group. Mormons believe every man has a natural, and, in America, a constitutional right to be a false prophet, as well as a true prophet. Hmmmm. False prophet or true prophet? Scary, huh! "FALSE PROPHET MITT ROMNEY?

The Devil behind Mitt Romney money chest! People shouldn't be scare of Mitt Romney money chest, they should be scare of Mitt Romney & his policies. This seems to be an Armegeddon election. Fighting against evil forces & fighting for the good of human survival.

"The day will come when the United States government, and all other government, will be uprooted, and the kingdoms of this world will be united in one and the Latter-day Saints will bring order to the resultant chaos and "save the Constitution" by implementation of a true theo-democracy." The Bible tells you that in the last days a false prophet will rise up claiming to save the world. "WARNING!"

Smith described it as a system under which God and the people held the power to rule in righteousness.Smith believed that this would be the form of government that would rule the world upon the Second Coming of Christ. Theo-democracy was an influence for the short lived State of Deseret in the American Old West.