If you consider self government as doing the right thing by your interpretation of God’s will, you must also consider that others will self govern themselves by their interpretation of God’s will. If this differs from yours, will you want to govern them to bring them in line with your vision of good, evil, etc..?
If someone stones their child because he talks back to them, would this be acceptable self government? It is after all in the Bible. Or would you like to choose the passages that are OK to follow and those which need interpretation?
If man is to live by the law of God, you have to decide which God?
Do you have more proof that yours is more real that Allah or any of the Hindi Gods, etc ..?
If you wish for a society that allows each person to be free to believe in God in the way they choose, you need a society to protect this right for all. If you want a society where 1 view of GOd is the only one allowed and that is considered the truth, look no further than Iran. Very religious, but not very desirable.
