Re: MD Church/state separation

From: Elizaphanian (elizaphanian@tiscali.co.uk)
Date: Mon Mar 10 2003 - 10:34:22 GMT

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    Hi David,

    > DMB says:
    > Glad to hear it. Please tell me. What are the "straightforward Christian
    > reasons" for accepting the division?

    The same as they were in the centuries before Constantine, ie derived from
    interpretation of 'render unto Caesar' and so on. Christianity was born as a
    non-state religion and it functions best in that way, despite the various
    detours - and despite the 'ghost sitting on the throne of the Roman Empire'.
    Paul says various things about accepting authority in Romans which are
    relevant.

    Sam

    "when we speak of God we do not know what we are talking about. We are
    simply using language from the familiar context in which we understand it
    and using it to point, beyond what we understand, into the mystery that
    surrounds and sustains the world we do partially understand" (Herbert
    McCabe)

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