Christianity v democracy

PAPUA New Guinea is either a Christian country or a democratic country. It cannot be both.
Cannot, meaning impossible, because they both contradict one another any way you slice it.
Technically, we are a constitutional monarchy, which simply means that her majesty, the Queen of England, is the head of state but her powers are limited by our Constitution, which is based upon democratic principles.
Now, if PNG is a Christian country as everyone claims it to be, then it will mean other forms of religion will be banned from being practised within our borders (which is not the case right now), not to mention any and everything that goes against the Christian beliefs, and that by itself is oppressive and not democratic.
But if we say we are a democratic country, then that will mean that we allow other forms of religion to be practised here.
That aside, the rhetoric that PNG is a democratic country founded on Christian beliefs is just total nonsense, unless you choose to believe only certain things in the Bible that suits you and ignore everything else.
Christian beliefs cannot be the foundation of a democracy.
That’s like saying you’ve built a house on sand.
Of course you can say it and scream it at the top of your lungs, but it’s just not practical.
I think someone from the relevant authorities, like the Minister for Religion, should come out and clear the air on this one.
Are we a Christian country or a democratic country?
As the saying goes, you can’t have your cake and eat it too.

Philemon Kaisa
Lycan