The Mikado
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« on: June 08, 2010, 11:39:12 PM » |
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I've had to read (contemporary to the time) intellectual defenses of monarchy that heavily drew on Christian tradition. Stuff like "the only two people in the Old Testament given the exalted title of 'Anointed One' were David and Cyrus, two kings," or "Paul wanted us to follow the laws and orders of the society we lived in while being good Christians, and that means submitting to a king" or "the Psalms clearly indicate support for the glory of kings and God by extension."
Nothing particularly convincing, and I've never heard people seriously claim that Christianity is incompatible with democracy.
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