What does "theocracy" even mean?

What does the word theocracy actually mean and what would qualify as a theocratic government? (I'll leave the reader to look up the terms.)

Republican candidate Michele Bachmann keeps complaining in debates and the media about a "Muslim conspiracy" to create an "Islamic theocracy,"a "worldwide caliphate" that subjects everyone to "Shariah law."

OK. For the moment, let's assume she's not criminally insane and has... gulp... a legitimate argument.

What about her religion's beliefs?

What about the many Christians who claim that only believers in Jesus can get to heaven, to the exclusion of any other religion's belief in their version of heaven?

What about the artificial litmus test that questions a candidate's religious beliefs?

What about the Christian right's obvious, and decades-old desire to put a Christian president in office and, moreover, to elect Christian candidates at every level of public office?

How many times have we heard a Christian politician say he receives some divine inspiration regarding a decision he has to make, or a Christian candidate who claims he was "called by God" to run?

Do these same Christian politicians not follow the Christian bible as the foundation of their religion and thought process, much like Muslims follow their bible, the Quran?

Do these same Christian politicians not also say that they believe in God and then country?

So how, then, do these Christians differ in their beliefs and goals from the Muslims who Ms. Bachmann is forever whining about?

The answer is... they don't. A theocracy is a theocracy is a theocracy, no matter if it's Muslim, or Jewish, or Christian, or whatever: it's still a theocracy.

The framers of our constitution had the brains to realize that religion and government don't mix. (See Article Six of the US Constitution where it says "...but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.") Sadly, Ms. Bachmann doesn't, so if she wants everyone to fear life under an Islamic theocracy, then they should also fear life under the Christian theocracy that she would run as POTUS.

P.S. As an interesting aside, check out this link. Ms. Bachmann is dissembling.