I follow Jesus because if you do as He commanded, you will see the results for yourself. The fruits of loving your enemies, treating others the way you want to be treated, turning the other cheek- if you actually do as He said, you'll see it for yourself. Beyond that is anyone's guess and this is where I diverge from the conventional programming.

You see I actually have a PERSONAL relationship with Christ. And I actually mean PERSONAL not the Christian double speak where they sell you a personal relationship then are very quick to correct you. And that's when I started to realize groupthink isn't a problem of one specific ideology, it's a deep rooted human problem. Churches in the west are a business. They do not worship Jesus or any particular god. No the thing most churches sadly worship is the collection plate... This isn't to say they are all bad. A lot of the smaller ones are a benefit to their community. And a lot of the big churches do make good on helping people. However, other's primary purpose is to keep asses in pews. Keep that holy gravy flowin cause preacher needs a private jet.

These are the topics of discussion that do not happen enough here. These are the topics that incur faceless downvotes because a lot of well meaning believers have warped their thinking to accept that if it's not in the Bible, it doesn't matter. I used to be one such moron and if a lot of people would have a true coming to Jesus moment, realize how full of themselves they are and accept that the religion is NOT the end all be all, we would start to make some genuine progress towards advancing our civilization and healing the division.

But you're gonna encounter a lot of pro statist Christians who would unironically welcome a theocracy as long as it's based on their specific brand of faith... which brings us back to your original point and the problems that will ensue from doing such.

Bottom line, the Fist Amendment MUST be adhered too no matter how right any fundamentalist thinks they are. Unless Jesus Himself comes back and establishes HIS Kingdom plainly and for all to see, I'd rather keep the Constitution and avoid another Inquisition...