Theocracy: Is PNG heading that way?

When a government professes its leader a Christian or devotee of some sect and claims to operate under divine rule or the pretence of divinity, this is called, in politics, a theocracy.
Papua New Guinea became a theocracy in 2019 thanks Prime Minister James Marape.
Upon taking office, Marape dedicated his Government to God and declared himself “God’s vicar on Earth” with powers to curse and bless.
This makes Papua New Guinea no different to Afghanistan’s Taliban.
Other theocratic countries are Iran, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Mauritania, Sudan and the Vatican City.
Under Sharia law, or religious laws, they claim to do what God wills it.
Here, the leader can do whatever he pleases and take the pulpit with no slightest remorse as if he is God Himself.
To some, this was an astounding improvement surpassing the gains of his predecessors, including the wisest of all Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare and the brilliant Sir Mekere Morauta and Peter O’Neill.
However, the rest of the country is yet to see blessings in Porgera, Papua LNG, Pyongyang, Wafi-Golpu and sound economic management.
Meanwhile, the Coronavirus (Covid-19) is ravaging an ill-prepared country on a Biblical scale.
New taxes on bank and telecommunications in 2022 will further burden the simple people and struggling businesses with new service fees.
No one can play both God and man and expect blessings.
The country hasn’t moved a single step forward but, instead, have done a gigantic flip backwards.
Whilst PNG carries the Christian country name tag, the hypocrisy of its Government is insanely heinous and insidious.

David Lepi