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Why church polity structures may be a better architecture for future governments sans the religious focus:
Another benefit of church polity is a heavy focus on local governance with locally elected leaders by friends and family. These elect then participate with the parishes that make up the larger church polity. And if things become too bureaucratic or restrictive, individual churches can severe themselves from corrupt bodies, join other denominations, start their own. This is ultimately true all the way down the religious political stack. Denominations can fragment, individual perishes can break off, individual churches can realign, and individuals can leave the church
There is a social cost at each level which encourages cooperation and compromise, but every segment of church polity has ultimate freedom of affiliation. It’s not a perfect solution for future governments but it’s not a bad starting point.
Another benefit of church polity is a heavy focus on local governance with locally elected leaders by friends and family. These elect then participate with the parishes that make up the larger church polity. And if things become too bureaucratic or restrictive, individual churches can severe themselves from corrupt bodies, join other denominations, start their own. This is ultimately true all the way down the religious political stack. Denominations can fragment, individual perishes can break off, individual churches can realign, and individuals can leave the church
There is a social cost at each level which encourages cooperation and compromise, but every segment of church polity has ultimate freedom of affiliation. It’s not a perfect solution for future governments but it’s not a bad starting point.