The Free American Independent Theocratic Hegemony (F.A.I.T.H.) was founded in 2041 CE after a coup launched by fundamentalist Christians. The coup was launched to overthrow the first (and only) atheist President, Desmond Ahern.
Background[]
In 2036 the US elected as President a fundamentalist Christian named Andrew Handle with extreme right-wing policies. Among these policies, Handle tried to ban the election of non-Christians to any government post and tried to abolish the constitutional separation of church and state. In addition, Handle's cabinet was stocked based on religious conviction and not necessarily actual qualification. The government was focused entirely on developing and enforcing far-right legislation.
Underneath Handle an extreme economic recession developed (described by Dr Landers as making the Great Recession "look like a picnic"). In response, the US elected its first atheist president. Shortly after Ahern was inaugurated, he was overthrown in a coup by the newly founded FAITH.
History[]
FAITH controlled much of the previous US territory from 2041 through the 2100's. Upon the arrival of Riker and Homer to Sol in 2157, Minister Cranston controls the remnants of FAITH on Earth.
In 2171 the FAITH colony was evacuated from Sol on the colony ship Exodus 3 leaving towards Omicron Eridani. Howard oversees the settlement of FAITH on Romulus.
In 2198 Minister Cranston is removed from office after some "compromising photographs" were released and the new colony decides to separates church from state once again.