Protestant Theocracy

Protestant Theocracy (ProtTheo) is an authoritarian,  traditionalist, and economically  variable ideology that believes that a theocracy should be established that's based of the beliefs of Protestantism.

Creation
It all started in 1517 when Martin Luther (allegedly) nailed his 95 theses to the All Saints' Church in Wittenberg. He began to become more extreme in his faith. He started preaching the 5 soles and questioning the supremacy of the papacy. After his excommunication more and more protestant theologians started to pop up, preaching their sect of Protestantism. Many kingdoms in the Holy Roman Empire started to convert to Protestantism. The Nordic countries and England also converted to Protestantism.

Münster
Between 1533 and 1535 the Protestant leaders Jan Matthys and John of Leiden erected a short-living theocratic kingdom in the city of Münster. They set up some type of Medieval Anabaptist Communism. Money was abolished and the property was redistributed. Any violation of the 10 commandments was punishable by death. This all ended in 1535 where Münster was recaptured by Franz von Waldeck after a long siege.

Geneva and Zurich
Even though Calvin called for the separation of church and state, some historians say that Geneva, Switzerland, under John Calvin was a theocracy. Him and other pastors held power over Geneva. The consistory tried moral and religious offenders. Many examples are: no work or pleasure on a Sunday, no extravagance in dress, if you were excommunicated you were banished from the city, blasphemy could be punished by death, lewd singing could be punished by your tongue being pierced. One time a rebellion lead by the Libertines attempted a take-over of Geneva which was a disaster. The ringleaders were caught and executed. It is also debated if Zurich under Huldrych Zwingli was a theocracy. Some say that it was a theocracy while others say it wasn't really a theocracy.

Anglican Caesaropapism
After Henry VIII was excommunicated, he set up the  Church of England where he was at the head. The head of the church and the king were one. This was reversed when the Catholic queen Mary I reversed the First Act of Supremacy. It was brought back by queen Elizabeth I with the Second Act of Supremacy. The title was changed from the Supreme Head of the Church of England to the Supreme Governor of the Church of England which is still enacted to this day.

Amish
The Amish believe that the Bible instructs them to care for church members who have special needs, including the elderly (to rely on commercial or government insurance would contradict their belief that God will care for them through the church) and are taught to respect and pray for governing authorities according to biblical admonitions. However, when caught in a conflict between their conscience and civic law, they cite the scripture verse “Obey God rather than men” (Acts 5:29). They believe that Jesus’s followers are to be nonviolent, and they forbid self-defense as well as entering the armed forces. The Amish emphasize the separation of church and state. They prefer not to receive subsidies from government programs. They will typically not serve in government committees or commissions, but will often consult and cooperate with local officials. The Amish generally avoid holding public office and engaging in political activism. They are, however, permitted to vote. The rate of voting is typically low unless a local issue is on the ballot. In recent years, numerous conflicts have pitted the Amish against the growing regulatory power of the state. The points of friction have included military service, education, Social Security, health care, property zoning, child labor, photo identification, and the use of slow-moving-vehicle signs. To cope with these various conflicts, the Amish have formed a national steering committee with representatives in various states to work with public legislators when issues arise. In general, however, the Amish have fared rather well in a political system that respects and protects their freedom of religious expression.

The Holy Experiment
The Holy Experiment was an attempt by the Religious Society of Friends, also known as Quakers, to establish a community for themselves and other persecuted religious minorities in what would become the modern state of Pennsylvania. The colony was founded by William Penn between 1681 and 1683 after he was able to obtain a 29 million acre land grant from King Charles II. Penn was named "Absolute Proprietor" of the newly established colony of Pennsylvania however he drafted a constitution which limited his own power. Penn wanted the colony to adhere to his Quaker principals of pacifism, tolerance, and non-coercion. To that end his constitution guaranteed freedom of religion, education, and voting rights to all men. The colony had no standing military and sought to trade peacefully with Native Americans. Penn had also established the colony in order to make money. He had advertised the colony throughout England and Europe in order to get more people to buy land and move to Pennsylvania. Despite the enlightened ideals of the colony, slavery was widespread in Pennsylvania, in fact Pennsylvania had the highest number of slaves of any northern colony. This lead to some of the earliest abolitionist groups in the thirteen colonies to form as some Quakers thought that slavery was contradictory to their faith. The Holy Experiment would last beyond Penn's death in 1718 until ultimately, tensions between the Quaker population and the growing population of non-Quakers within Pennsylvania resulted in the secularization of the colony's government, and the end of the Quaker-led government. Despite The Holy Experiment ending, the Pennsylvania constitution would go on to heavily influence the United States constitution.

Modern Times
There are many states who identify that a protestant religion is their state or official religion. Going by religion, these states are:
 * [[File:Anglican Theocracyf.png]] Anglicanism [[file:Anglican Theocracy.png]]: [[File:Cball-England.png]] England, and the [[File:Cball-IsleOfMan.png]] Isle of Man.
 * [[File:Prestheo.png]] Presbyterianism: [[File:Cball-Scotland.png]] Scotland
 * [[File:Calvinist Theocracy.png]] Calvinism: [[File:Cball-Netherlands.png]] Netherlands and [[File:Cball-Tuvalu.png]] Tuvalu.
 * [[File:Lutheran Theocracy.png]] Lutheranism: [[File:Cball-Denmark.png]] Denmark, [[File:Cball-Finland.png]] Finland, [[File:Cball-Iceland.png]] Iceland, [[File:Cball-Norway.png]] Norway, [[File:Cball-Sweden.png]] Börk Sweden, [[File:Cball-Greenland.png]] Greenland, the [[File:Cball-FaroeIslands.png]] Faroe Islands, some parts of [[File:Cball-Germany.png]] Germany and [[File:Cball-Latvia.png]] Latvia
 * [[File:Methodist Theocracy.png]] Methodism: [[File:Cball-Tonga.png]] Tonga.

Personality and Behaviour
ProtTheo is often seen preaching his religion to people. He likes to look for new converts and sometimes gets himself into weird situations trying to convert people. He absolutely despises Catholic Theocracy and are seen debating each other, yelling at each other, insulting each other, or even fighting each other. He also likes to hanging out with ideologies that support Protestantism, such as Conservatism and  Nordic Model.

How to Draw
Protestant_flag.svg
 * 1) Draw a ball,
 * 2) Draw a Nordic cross with grey in the middle and orange on the sides with black outside of the orange,
 * 3) Draw a circle (Yellow for the outline, blue for the rest) at the cross-section of the Nordic cross.
 * 4) Draw the Lutheran flower (White for the petals, green for the leaves, red for the heart, grey for the cross) in the crossing sections of the Nordic cross,
 * 5) Draw Luther's hat (Tudor Bonnet) (Grey and red),
 * 6) Draw the eyes and then you're done!

Friends

 * [[File: Christy.png]] Christian Theocracy - Jesus was a protestant, right?
 * [[File: Orth.png]] Orthodox Theocracy - He thinks the way I preach is weird, but we're still for Jesus.
 * [[File: Nordmodel.png]] Nordic Model - Good Friend from Scandinavia, 3/5 of Nordic countries have Lutheranism as an official religion.
 * [[File:MLK Jr.png]] MLK Jr. Thought - Wrong Martin Luther, but you were a based Baptist minister.
 * [[File:Xbert.png]] Christian Libertarianism - Idk about this whole thing called Libertarianism but you are cool with me.
 * [[File:CountEn.png]] Counter-Enlightenment - My son who fights against heretical modernism.
 * [[File:Trad.png]] Traditionalism - We must protect our Christian traditions.
 * [[File:Abmon.png]] Absolute Monarchism - Yes, I'll allow you to have more power than the c*tholics do.
 * [[File:Plcn2.png]] Paleoconservatism - WASP ethics sound great.
 * [[File:Bism.png]] Bismarckism - A fellow protestant who helps the poor and conserves traditions.

Frenemies

 * [[File: Reactsoc.png]] Reactionary Socialism - A good guy who cares about the poor, but loves the C*tholic church a bit too much.
 * [[File:Anarchristian.png]] Christian Anarchism - I don't know, son.
 * [[File:Cdem.png]] Christian Democracy - Successful in many protestant countries, but CDU compromises with C*tholics.
 * [[File:Protfash.png]] Protestant Fascism - Son, what is this?

Enemies

 * [[File:Satan.png]] Satanic Theocracy - Get away from me Satan!
 * [[File:Catheo.png]] Catholic Theocracy - That's bullshit, this whole thing is bullshit, that's a scam, fuck the church. Here's 95 reasons why.
 * [[File:Klep.png]] Kleptocracy - The corruption of the c*tholic church ends today!
 * [[File:StateathFedora.png]] State Atheism - Godless scum!
 * [[File:Positive Christianity.png]] Positive Christianity - ...on a second thought, maybe I should let that [[File: Catheo.png]] papist burn me. At least this abomination is no longer a thing.

Texts

 * 95 Theses by Martin Luther
 * Book of Concord
 * Institutes of Christian Religion by John Calvin

Wikipedia

 * Ninety-five Theses
 * Münster Rebellion

