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  • #16
    Originally posted by QuantaFille View Post
    You're thinking of a theocracy.
    No I'm thinking of the King of Kings - Christ Jesus...
    Atheism is the cult of death, the death of hope. The universe is doomed, you are doomed, the only thing that remains is to await your execution...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbnueb2OI4o&t=3s

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    • #17
      Originally posted by One Bad Pig View Post
      Christianity doesn't really support any particular form of government.
      At least not of the "earthly" variety.

      I'm always still in trouble again

      "You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
      "Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
      "Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman

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      • #18
        Originally posted by rogue06 View Post
        At least not of the "earthly" variety.
        And I'm not sure why a Monarchy is worse than a Republic - look at all the terribly immoral things we have accepted and protected in law.
        Atheism is the cult of death, the death of hope. The universe is doomed, you are doomed, the only thing that remains is to await your execution...

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbnueb2OI4o&t=3s

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        • #19
          The monarch is the head of state. She is on the money. One might serve a sentence in prison ‘at Her Majesty’s pleasure’. Your Boy Scout oath is about your duty to the Queen or King. It is a very important role and it represents unity and continuity. Politicians come and go, the Queen and her Royal family do not.

          God save the Queen.
          “I think God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability.” ― Oscar Wilde
          “And if there were a God, I think it very unlikely that He would have such an uneasy vanity as to be offended by those who doubt His existence” ― Bertrand Russell
          “not all there” - you know who you are

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          • #20
            Originally posted by firstfloor View Post
            The monarch is the head of state. She is on the money. One might serve a sentence in prison ‘at Her Majesty’s pleasure’. Your Boy Scout oath is about your duty to the Queen or King. It is a very important role and it represents unity and continuity. Politicians come and go, the Queen and her Royal family do not.

            God save the Queen.
            So she replaces God in British society?

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            • #21
              Originally posted by firstfloor View Post
              The monarch is the head of state. She is on the money. One might serve a sentence in prison ‘at Her Majesty’s pleasure’. Your Boy Scout oath is about your duty to the Queen or King. It is a very important role and it represents unity and continuity. Politicians come and go, the Queen and her Royal family do not.

              God save the Queen.
              Atheism is the cult of death, the death of hope. The universe is doomed, you are doomed, the only thing that remains is to await your execution...

              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbnueb2OI4o&t=3s

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              • #22
                Originally posted by Sparko View Post
                So she replaces God in British society?
                Close. She replaces the pope.

                Enter the Church and wash away your sins. For here there is a hospital and not a court of law. Do not be ashamed to enter the Church; be ashamed when you sin, but not when you repent. – St. John Chrysostom

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                • #23
                  Originally posted by seer View Post
                  It certainly does - monarchy. King Jesus! Heaven is not a Democracy.
                  Heaven is not on Earth.
                  Enter the Church and wash away your sins. For here there is a hospital and not a court of law. Do not be ashamed to enter the Church; be ashamed when you sin, but not when you repent. – St. John Chrysostom

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                  • #24
                    Originally posted by One Bad Pig View Post
                    Heaven is not on Earth.
                    ...yet.

                    But we are already subjects in God's Kingdom.

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                    • #25
                      Originally posted by Sparko View Post
                      ...yet.

                      But we are already subjects in God's Kingdom.
                      Sure. What does that have to do with secular forms of government?
                      Enter the Church and wash away your sins. For here there is a hospital and not a court of law. Do not be ashamed to enter the Church; be ashamed when you sin, but not when you repent. – St. John Chrysostom

                      Veritas vos Liberabit<>< Learn Greek <>< Look here for an Orthodox Church in America<><Ancient Faith Radio
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                      I recommend you do not try too hard and ...research as little as possible. Such weighty things give me a headache. - Shunyadragon, Baha'i apologist

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                      • #26
                        The Church of England has two heads, thanks to Henry XIII. The Archbishop of Canterbury is the spiritual head. The monarch is the secular head (defender of the faith). The monarch is always subject to the Archbishop within Church grounds far as I know.

                        Another reason for the slow change. Removing the barrier for royals in line to succession who married other faiths was one step. The Church of England has been in deep spiritual decline for maybe a century now.
                        Watch your links! http://www.theologyweb.com/campus/fa...corumetiquette

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                        • #27
                          Originally posted by KingsGambit View Post
                          I grew up watching the Royals when they were terrible for 20 years and it was all worth it when they finally won the World Series four years ago.
                          Oh, THEM!!!!
                          The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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                          • #28
                            Originally posted by firstfloor View Post
                            The monarch is the head of state. She is on the money. One might serve a sentence in prison ‘at Her Majesty’s pleasure’. Your Boy Scout oath is about your duty to the Queen or King. It is a very important role and it represents unity and continuity. Politicians come and go, the Queen and her Royal family do not.

                            God save the Queen.
                            AND, the Brits love spectacle, pomp and circumstance, and they're willing to pay major money to watch it.



                            Seriously, though, if you weren't ff, I'd think that was a very reasonable answer!
                            The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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                            • #29
                              Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
                              AND, the Brits love spectacle, pomp and circumstance, and they're willing to pay major money to watch it.



                              Seriously, though, if you weren't ff, I'd think that was a very reasonable answer!
                              They could just run a reality show and pay them salaries out of the ad revenue.

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                              • #30
                                Originally posted by Sparko View Post
                                They could just run a reality show and pay them salaries out of the ad revenue.
                                Bhwahahahaha not with the Queen though! She's VERY private. I could see something like that afterwards, with Charles or William.
                                Watch your links! http://www.theologyweb.com/campus/fa...corumetiquette

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