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= Meridian Integralism = Meridian integralism advocates for an autocratic Christian state, while denying the legitimacy of foreign intervention and capital punishment.

Autocracy
Supporters of Meridian integralism see competing powers as bound to corruption. They seek one governing authority, without regulation. They see hereditary succession as the only/best way to prove one’s legitimacy. They typically believe a culturally backed constitution is an ideal way to prevent parliamentary/democratic regimes, and maintain Christian rule. There is debate on whether or not a militarily-backed constitution allows the military to compete for power, and also how it connects with Matthew 5:34-37.

They typically believe a large nation to be either unsustainable or inefficient at catering to the local level, and thus prefer a small independent state. We believe hereditary succession is the only/best/efficient way to prove one’s legitimacy.

They believe oligarchy can too easily be corrupted, due to the many competing powers.

They believe democracy to be more of a dishonest oligarchy. They disbelieve the legitimacy of voting, claiming votes can be fabricate when the state deems necessary. They see the president as a puppet of the surrounding government officials. If and when democracy is honest, they see it only promotes liberalism and secularism, which they deem immoral.

They see government playing an important role in society, specifically in relation to a healthy conscience. They see anarchism as a pursuit away from morality.

Statism
We believe capitalism is a competing power, against government, in a society. We believe competing powers lead to excessive blackmail, bribery, and is thus corrupt. We believe welfare and income taxation can be well used, and thus support a form of currency. We believe a flat income tax is the least fail-able form of taxation; but typically believe it should be joined with a light UBI, in order to combat excessive poverty (starvation and nakedness). We believe family subsidies is a good system, as it exemplifies the importance of family, and (coupled with a gay "marriage" ban) promotes homosexuals to seek psychological help. We typically believe essential businesses (like food production, and housing) should be partially/completely state controlled. We typically believe easily produced businesses products (such as electricity) should be owned by the state. We believe autarky is beneficial, as relying on trade can lead to debts, bribery, or blackmail. We believe all within a nation is rightfully under God first, and under its government second; thus the government's "debts" need not be repaid, and income tax may be increased up to a max of 90% (as 10% of one's income must remain, for an individual's option to tithe). We believe debts and loans are immoral and inherently corrupt to all people, thus we typically seek to ban loans/debts.

Non-Interventionism
We believe the slaughter of peoples is a horrible tragedy, and never believe offensive wars on our behalf, to be good. We believe there are cases where one should intervene in world affairs, but the faith we have in the intelligence agencies is non-existent. We believe nations of opposing ideologies are beneficial to us, as politically diverse populations may seek "better" society elsewhere, thus stabilizing both our nations.

Regulated Borders
We believe we should allow people into our borders, so that they can more-easily be missionized to. We typically do not care for one's race, but we do typically believe our people's bloodline/ethnicity is essential for citizenship. We typically believe genetics interfere with one's abilities, decisions, and culture, and seek to maintain our own culture. We believe open borders destroys a nation, its culture, and is ultimately a globalist tool of destruction.

Punitive Rehabilitation
We believe the justice system should focus on fixing a person, rather than acting revenge on a person. We believe the truest form of justice is to change doers of evil, into doers of good. We believe there are some who will never change and they shall be tossed out; however we believe we know not what's possible, unlike the omniscient Father, thus we put the death penalty on no man. We believe punishment is essential (or nearly essential) to have a person wish to rehabilitate.

Romans 13
We believe the purpose of government is to maintain morality, and this morality to be directly contradictory to sinful nature. We believe all sins that we can prove were committed, should be punished. We believe the purpose of punishment is to deter people from immoral sin, and have them seek Christ's will. We believe the LORD's name in vain (not in the sense of "Oh my God" but rather in senses that use His name for evil. (ex: "God damn you!")) is sinful, and should be lightly fined by a witnessing officer of the law. We believe video/radio programs that use God's name in vain, should be lightly fined. We believe the public uploading of pornography must result in prison time, massive fine, and deletion of the pornographic material. We believe envy is sinful, but unprovable without the will to act upon it. We believe working on the Sabbath is sinful, but also believe its a gift for man, and not man for the Sabbath; thus we typically believe laws about the Sabbath, should not be in place. We believe nudity and overly promiscuous attire should be prohibited in public areas; and those found naked would only be punished if refusing/taking off clothes given to them by authorities. The punishment for immoral attire is typically believed to be a light fine, with a hefty fine for nudity. We believe homosexual temptation is not necessarily sinful, however acting on this temptation is (just as all forms of lust). We believe those who are sexually attracted to something other than the opposite sex of a human, should be given non-punitive rehabilitation (unless the individual requests punitive rehabilitation, or he/she provably acts on the temptation). We believe attempted suicide is sinful, but typically believe it should be treated non-punitively.