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cvilleHOOrat

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More on this issue from Alan Watts


"All Western religions have adopted the form of celestial monarchies and therefore have discouraged democracy in the kingdom of heaven. As a consequence of the teaching of the German and Flemish mystics in the fifteenth century, there began to be such movements as the Anabaptists, the Brothers of the Free Spirit, the Levelers, and the Quakers. These spiritual movements came to this country and helped to found a republic and not a monarchy.

How could you say that a republic is the best form of government if you think that the universe is a monarchy? Obviously if God is on top in a monarchy, monarchy is the best form of government. Ever so many citizens of this republic think that they ought to believe that the universe is a monarchy, and therefore they are always at odds with the republic. It is principally from white, racist Christians that we have the threat of fascism in this country, because they have a religion that is militant, which is not the religion of Jesus. His religion was the realization of divine sonship, but the religion about Jesus pedestalizes him, and says that only this man, of all the sons of woman, was divine. It speaks of itself as the church militant. Onward Christian soldiers, marching as to war."

(In response to this post by WarmHoo)

Posted: 02/24/2016 at 3:08PM



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Proposition: Christian Republican is an oxymoron -- WarmHoo 02/24/2016 2:55PM
  Christ was pro choice ** -- Tuckahokie 02/24/2016 5:03PM
  More emportantly so was his mother!!!! ** -- MSGHoofan 02/24/2016 5:19PM
  What applesauce (nod to Scalia) -- Doug 02/24/2016 3:33PM
  So dumb ** -- KCHoo 02/24/2016 4:53PM
  I guess some people can't see past race. ** -- Hoodafan 02/24/2016 4:35PM
  Well that's readily apparent for sure ** -- 111Balz 02/24/2016 8:17PM
  Why? do you think they are good people? ** -- KCHoo 02/24/2016 3:48PM
  That Thor was some God ** -- 111Balz 02/24/2016 8:18PM
  That interpretation is a stretch. -- DanTheFan 02/24/2016 4:22PM
  Well I would quote two Corinthians ** -- 81_Hokie 02/24/2016 4:00PM
  Nice pull... -- Hokie5150 02/24/2016 4:15PM
  Nice pic! Ricardo could rock him a Chrysler. ** -- SixerHoo 02/24/2016 4:30PM
  CORINTH IS FAMOUS FOR ITS LEATHER! ** -- Fuzzy Dunlop 02/24/2016 4:14PM
  Those two?!? You can't believe anything they say! ** -- Hokie5150 02/24/2016 4:05PM
  More on this issue from Alan Watts -- cvilleHOOrat 02/24/2016 3:08PM

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