Margaret Thatcher is dead.

[Ben Kenobi]

Jesus isn't a monarchist. That's an ideology I would imagine Satan supports. The fact that pretty much all of your beliefs are anti-Christian leads me to suspect you have some sort of neurological issue

John 18:36 "My Kingdom is not of this world".

[Ben Kenobi]

In the UK system he could have passed Hillarycare

Three parties leads to this result. Same, but even more fragmented in Canada with the Quebec party turning Quebec into an irrelevant backwater. (not that it wasn't already...)

[kentonio]

Ahh yes the weird system of government where 43% of the popular vote is a mandate to do whatever you want. Unlike the USA where getting the presidency, the house and a filibuster-proof majority in the senate is generally impossible without a clear majority of the popular vote.

Oh yeah, hows that working out for you in a time when the elected president can't get a damn thing through congress (which is on the lowest approval rating of all time, yet due to gerrymandering remains static)?

[Sava]

John 18:36 "My Kingdom is not of this world".

Seems like an explicit argument AGAINST monarchy in the earthly realm. You demonstrate a consistent lack of reading comprehension... and you ignore more relevant Bible passages about morality. Perhaps your worship of the acquisition of wealth is the most prime example.

Say hi to Hitler when you get to hell you devil-worshiping child rapist.

[giblets]

Oh yeah, hows that working out for you in a time when the elected president can't get a damn thing through congress (which is on the lowest approval rating of all time, yet due to gerrymandering remains static)?

Other than cap and trade what legislation do we need but have failed to pass?

[Ben Kenobi]

Seems like an explicit argument AGAINST monarchy in the earthly realm.

You said, and I quote, "Jesus isn't a monarchist". Jesus himself said that he was a King. Ergo, he is a monarchist. Like I said before, if it is good enough for God, it is good enough for us.

As for Jesus condemning earthly kingdoms - he does no such thing. All he says is that he is not subordinate to them, rather just the reverse.

and you ignore more relevant Bible passages

Such as?

Perhaps your worship of the acquisition of wealth is the most prime example.

I worship a Jew, not money, though I can see how you can get them confused...

You should be out hunting for their evil Jew gold.

Say hi to Hitler when you get to hell you devil-worshiping child rapist.

Last I checked Hitler was a socialist... If the Hohenzollerns and Habsburgs were not deposed, Hitler would never have come to power.

[kentonio]

Other than cap and trade what legislation do we need but have failed to pass?

I guess you didn't NEED a top credit rating, so throwing it away in a blur of pointless obstructionism was obviously sensible.

[giblets]

I guess you didn't NEED a top credit rating, so throwing it away in a blur of pointless obstructionism was obviously sensible.

Of course not, what effect did the credit rating change have on interest rates after all?

[kentonio]

Of course not, what effect did the credit rating change have on interest rates after all?

You also clearly don't NEED all those positions like federal judges and agency heads filled, which makes it much more sensible to simply block them all creating huge backlogs in court cases and the inability of those agencies to actually carry out their intended function.

You barely live in a ****ing democracy anymore.

[Berzerker]

interesting paradox - jesus was messiah (king of the jews) but turned down offers of actually serving as king and repeatedly spoke of his kingdom as a spiritual realm or state of mind.

[Imran Siddiqui]

interesting paradox - jesus was messiah (king of the jews) but turned down offers of actually serving as king and repeatedly spoke of his kingdom as a spiritual realm or state of mind.

That's a misreading of what Jesus was saying. Jesus is King, but it isn't simply a state of mind - its a Kingdom which is above all temporal kingdoms and which all temporal kingdoms are subject to. Men's Kingdoms are of this Earth, God's Kingdom is not of this Earth - however, as God is over Man, God's Kingdoms are over Men's Kingdoms.

[Berzerker]

didn't jesus refer to certain sinners as being closer to the kingdom by virtue of their state of mind, ie humble and repentant?

[Imran Siddiqui]

They were indeed closer in following the rule of God.

Recall your Lord's Prayer: Your Kingdom Come, Your Will be Done, on Earth as in Heaven. The Kingdom refers to God's reign over Earth and His Will being done.

[regexcellent]

My only wish is that I could become an American citizen and remain a subject of HRH.

...

This is a very retarded post.

I know that's par for the course for you but I want to make it clear just how retarded this is.

Being the subject of a king, or lord, or any hereditary power is antithetical to the basic national identity of the United States.

If you could be an American and still remain a subject of the Queen then that would make you fundamentally un-American.

[giblets]

He wants Texas to secede and join the Commonwealth.