What if the religious right went beyond elections and staged a revolution, establishing an American government that replaced the Constitution with the Bible? How could it take place? What would life be like under it, especially for women?
Nowadays, the Constitution being replaced with the bible- although very undesirable- seems plausible, given the circumstances. Someone in power- a lot of power- who remained undefeated by public could easier impose this right however it would cause uproar. Different religions would be fighting against this right as they are not represented in the country as well as their values impose those of the government. Additionally the Bible does not at any point provide a model for how a modern republic (or any other type of government, for that matter) should be constructed. This being said, if it were to take place, the people living there will have some consequences. First everything that created society, the values, the beliefs, will be changed and will be based on the Bible. Some of the verses will be controversial, for example the verse Ephesians 5:24, NIV: “Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.”… Ephesians 5:24, KJV: “Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything.”. This makes women look inferior to men, stripping them from their identities as well as make them submit to them, considering people get punished if they don’t listen to the government. They are forced to revert back to old thinking, more ‘traditional values’ and I don’t think it would be a big problem for men.
In 1 Corinthians 14:34-35, Paul wrote: “As in all the congregations of the saints, women should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission, as the Law says. If they want to inquire about something, they should ask their own husbands at home; for it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in the church”. This creates a large equality gap between men and women, making women inferior, going back to the place that we have fought to make better.
Overall, it would be a very different atmosphere to what we know and believe, there would be a lot of protest against the right, especially from those of different religions or even women.