We at Emelessence begin our approach to Christianity's role in the world with a proposition that many will find controversial: that all division in the churches springs from earthly wants and concerns. Freed from these demands, the church will conform naturally and inerrantly with her spiritual ideal. What some Christian scholars call "primitivism" is the effort by some Christians to recapture the perceived natural state of the churches in the first century A.D., before secular diversions and syncretism corrupted the church from her ideal as the Bride of Christ.
There is a by-product in this approach for the civil authorities appointed to govern Christians who espouse this view. That is, that such Christians present no threat to that government; on the contrary, this view compels Christians to leave secular matters in the hands of such authorities. Christians whose beliefs (a) are drawn directly from scripture rather than shaped by church hierarchy, and (b) cause them to demur against worldly influence, remain free to give their earthly loyalty to the state. The state may then be relieved of the threat of a competing religious authority, and so relieved, may treat the churches collectively as a benign, stabilizing force.
At Emelessence, we plan to make a Biblical case for this view, as well as seek out historical examples and philosophical grounds that challenge, disconfirm, or support such a case.