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<blockquote data-quote="get2choppaaa" data-source="post: 1592333" data-attributes="member: 17150">Can you remind me how kings go about becoming king?&nbsp; Isn't there something about a monopoly of force. What happens when one king over throws another? For us lay persons... I suppose it's irrelevant.&nbsp; The King is Dead! Long Live the King! and all that.&nbsp; Life goes on.... But what happens when one force is over thrown because of the political will of the people at the time, and you have someone like Washington, who chooses NOT to become a king.&nbsp;&nbsp; The subjects in question at time are being discussed 300 years after the fact. &nbsp;There were many times that God appointed figures in the old testament to rebel against people whom were ruling them... legitimately or by slavery.&nbsp; Its great to be Orthodox and have an Orthodox world view as you process the world around you... However, I find it's a bit prideful that because we are orthodox, we&nbsp; can assume that one can just castigate events in history as immoral/unGodly as though we have some knowledge.&nbsp; I've heard many priest talk about the good things about the American rule of law and constitution.... even while pointing out the bad that inevitably occurs here.&nbsp; With all that I am going to bow out.&nbsp; &nbsp; I don't see me sticking in this one will be productive. Cheers everyone.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="get2choppaaa, post: 1592333, member: 17150"] Can you remind me how kings go about becoming king? Isn't there something about a monopoly of force. What happens when one king over throws another? For us lay persons... I suppose it's irrelevant. The King is Dead! Long Live the King! and all that. Life goes on.... But what happens when one force is over thrown because of the political will of the people at the time, and you have someone like Washington, who chooses NOT to become a king. The subjects in question at time are being discussed 300 years after the fact. There were many times that God appointed figures in the old testament to rebel against people whom were ruling them... legitimately or by slavery. Its great to be Orthodox and have an Orthodox world view as you process the world around you... However, I find it's a bit prideful that because we are orthodox, we can assume that one can just castigate events in history as immoral/unGodly as though we have some knowledge. I've heard many priest talk about the good things about the American rule of law and constitution.... even while pointing out the bad that inevitably occurs here. With all that I am going to bow out. I don't see me sticking in this one will be productive. Cheers everyone. [/QUOTE]

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