The word to describe such governments is 'theocracy'. Oxford dictionary defines theocracy as 'a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god'.
Vatican City, Iran, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are some of the currently existing theocracies.
It was decided by a decision of the Supreme Court.
However, the court did not decide who won, but it decided to stop the manual re-count of votes in Florida, as it was deemed unconstitutional.
After the decision of the Supreme court, the outcome was decided by the electoral votes who were in favour of George Bush.
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Even though they were in hiding to avoid persecution they were still able to meet in secret and it gave them more respect and reverence for their God.
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