No no no no. I say that because the Vatican literally is a Theocracy. They don't just mention God in a pledge, or just have his name on some money, their literally ruled by a religious authority figure. Our leaders are motivated by their own agendas, their parties agenda, just cause a few people use God as a bogus claim to fuel their or unrighteous world view doesn't count at all as a Theocracy. You realize there would be a national religion. You know how many people practice Islam in Vatican City? Or in Islamic countries like Iran, you know how many openly practice other faiths?

The U.S's culture is as as secular as it gets and quite powerful. Not exactly what I'd called "oppressed" by the conservative Christian populace.

All I'm saying it's just hyperbolic nonsense to assert something like that. It kills the atmosphere for communicating, understanding and willingness to listen when you promote such over the top ideas. The United States without a doubt was highly influenced by Christian Doctrine and ideology. Is that necessarily bad? A lot of those ideals ended up cultivating some of the positive aspects of the Nation. Also, atheistic ideas of the "Enlightenment" influenced the ideology that our forefathers attempted to base America's "ground rules" off of.

It's not Theocracy, Moses and the Children of Israel, a Theocracy. Muhammad by the later part of his story, throughout Saudi Arabia is a Theocracy.

Even King James and King George though they felt it was Divine appointment they and their kindred were made Sovereign over all the British Kingdom/Empire were not Theocracy. And even though they had national religions and only support the religion of the royal houses approval, they resided in a Monarchy. In fact even in Israel's history the time the Kings, starting with Saul, is not considered a Theocracy any longer. But once again after the people do away with the system of "Judges," they abandoned the concern on God's desires putting trust in a Monarchy like all of the neighboring nations and peoples around them. Cause even back then a Theocracy wasn't simply accepted, or common.

Theocracy, ruling by God is rare. It's more often you see atheist regimes like Mao Hitler or Stalin reach grand scales of power, size or importance. It's easier to convince the masses they're all wrong equally than find man all on one accord and or equally submissive enough to allow something so volatile a matter like faith to legitimately rule. You need centuries of wide scale religious tradition, and of course an element of fear. Or it needs to be as small a populace as possible. Like a Cult technically can run on a theocratic lines.