Well, Rob, did you have a constitutionally limited Monarchy, with Parliament supreme in 1776? Reading our Declaration of Independence there was scant attention paid to your legislature, but a lot to be said about the "the present King of Great Britain." Doesn't sound like your view would have resonated with Thomas Jefferson or the other …
Well, Rob, did you have a constitutionally limited Monarchy, with Parliament supreme in 1776? Reading our Declaration of Independence there was scant attention paid to your legislature, but a lot to be said about the "the present King of Great Britain." Doesn't sound like your view would have resonated with Thomas Jefferson or the other signatories of that document. Funny how the facts get in the way of your narrative. And William Wilberforce. Was he a Marxist? Gee, I didn't know. And here, silly me, I thought his motive for his fight against the slave trade was due to his Christian faith. And Edmund Burke? Just a flunky for the upper crust? No contribution from him? Your ideological enemy, I suppose.
I have no enemies that I know of. I'm interested in the Truth, and nothing but the Truth. Power always morphs and concentrates around a few key individuals, power corrupts, and eventually this all blows up and opens the door to new people, with fresh ideas. Yes, some outstanding Christians have helped human and political progress: (as have some outstanding Muslims and Hindus) ... we all owe a debt to Martin Luther King, Gandhi, and Nelson Mandela. I can see how Faith galvanises good folks, just as it can corrupt them utterly. Is the current British Monarch an Anglican, and Head of the Church? Probably not, but is represents a deep conflict of interest, and needs to be resolved. Surgically. The position is indefensible.
Yes, the quest for Truth is absolutely essential. Yet, would we know it if it once was found? In our cultures today, with the masters of manipulation in charge of information, Truth is more elusive than ever. And now, with AI upon us, it gets even worse – to be able to dissect the official line from what actually is. And yes, power does corrupt. So church hierarchies, be they Catholic or Anglican, Muslim or Baptist, are not exempt from that corrosive influence. Don’t ask me, I wouldn’t have voted for the Henry VIII scheme from the beginning. But then, church hierarchies are not my thing anyway.
I guess that the big challenge to the powers that existed in the Medieval World, came from Caxtons Printing Press. Giving ordinary people the opportunity to read. And then, extending education to the working classes: revolutionary thinking! Needless to say, just about every generation has had to fight for such basic freedoms, and the current boundary is the Internet itself, meaning that anyone can read anything - and for free - this is creating a huge revolution in the way that we think and relate to each other. Obviously the powers that be are trying to control it.... they always do.
Well, Rob, did you have a constitutionally limited Monarchy, with Parliament supreme in 1776? Reading our Declaration of Independence there was scant attention paid to your legislature, but a lot to be said about the "the present King of Great Britain." Doesn't sound like your view would have resonated with Thomas Jefferson or the other signatories of that document. Funny how the facts get in the way of your narrative. And William Wilberforce. Was he a Marxist? Gee, I didn't know. And here, silly me, I thought his motive for his fight against the slave trade was due to his Christian faith. And Edmund Burke? Just a flunky for the upper crust? No contribution from him? Your ideological enemy, I suppose.
I have no enemies that I know of. I'm interested in the Truth, and nothing but the Truth. Power always morphs and concentrates around a few key individuals, power corrupts, and eventually this all blows up and opens the door to new people, with fresh ideas. Yes, some outstanding Christians have helped human and political progress: (as have some outstanding Muslims and Hindus) ... we all owe a debt to Martin Luther King, Gandhi, and Nelson Mandela. I can see how Faith galvanises good folks, just as it can corrupt them utterly. Is the current British Monarch an Anglican, and Head of the Church? Probably not, but is represents a deep conflict of interest, and needs to be resolved. Surgically. The position is indefensible.
Yes, the quest for Truth is absolutely essential. Yet, would we know it if it once was found? In our cultures today, with the masters of manipulation in charge of information, Truth is more elusive than ever. And now, with AI upon us, it gets even worse – to be able to dissect the official line from what actually is. And yes, power does corrupt. So church hierarchies, be they Catholic or Anglican, Muslim or Baptist, are not exempt from that corrosive influence. Don’t ask me, I wouldn’t have voted for the Henry VIII scheme from the beginning. But then, church hierarchies are not my thing anyway.
I guess that the big challenge to the powers that existed in the Medieval World, came from Caxtons Printing Press. Giving ordinary people the opportunity to read. And then, extending education to the working classes: revolutionary thinking! Needless to say, just about every generation has had to fight for such basic freedoms, and the current boundary is the Internet itself, meaning that anyone can read anything - and for free - this is creating a huge revolution in the way that we think and relate to each other. Obviously the powers that be are trying to control it.... they always do.