tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post7101336186928748841..comments2024-03-22T11:37:52.668-05:00Comments on Byzantine, Texas: A monarchy for Georgia?Byzantine, TXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845681957622343484noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-43378497549075250552017-06-21T01:52:20.886-05:002017-06-21T01:52:20.886-05:00there is a family that accordingly to believers in...there is a family that accordingly to believers in kings is supposed to rule over Georgia. it is overly branched, though, so they do not agree which branch has the most royal blood. it is very common for monarchism to have strong belief about the superiority of monarchy, but having no clue who that perfect king should be<br /><br />representatives of the two of those branches married each other recently (gotta love inbreeding) so the "problem' is now simplier a bitmikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05572603372579540256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-90847638702184057012017-06-20T22:00:41.324-05:002017-06-20T22:00:41.324-05:00So how they gonna pick the king? Will there be ele...So how they gonna pick the king? Will there be elections or something, or is it more like American Idol?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-12937670511061000342017-06-20T13:56:27.066-05:002017-06-20T13:56:27.066-05:00Interesting. Probably cannot fairly be called &quo...Interesting. Probably cannot fairly be called "regressive" as functional monarchies still exist albeit in a highly modified form. As always the balance between rule of law and executive power will be key. How and whether they attain to this will be fascinating to watch. Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09813765935508406812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-73386269898081265082017-06-20T12:41:27.243-05:002017-06-20T12:41:27.243-05:00/popcorn//popcorn/mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05572603372579540256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-85645429986309588072017-06-20T10:29:41.561-05:002017-06-20T10:29:41.561-05:00Excellent news! While there has been some talk of ...Excellent news! While there has been some talk of monarchical restoration in Serbia and Russia, sadly there is not a single Orthodox monarchy in the world today.John (Ad Orientem)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14329907942477160166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-53857266073169046302017-06-19T22:55:58.226-05:002017-06-19T22:55:58.226-05:00A truly Christian people will tend to gravitate to...A truly Christian people will tend to gravitate towards some form of hierarchical government as long as the hierarchy is Christian. <br /><br />Constitutional monarchy just lukewarm however. Michael Baumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03025213649848660526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-17508129999920645952017-06-19T22:47:42.286-05:002017-06-19T22:47:42.286-05:00So it begins.So it begins.Evangelical Orthodoxyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10619519505562369996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-87114167228921760372017-06-19T19:21:26.348-05:002017-06-19T19:21:26.348-05:00It's refreshing to see serious consideration g...It's refreshing to see serious consideration given to some pre-modern traditions that were rejected out of hand when modernism took root.<br /><br />I used to frown on the idea of monarchies, but clearly the nationalistic democratic republics of the modern project have failed in their endeavors, i.e, numerous bloody revolutions, two world wars, rampant materialism, greedy destruction of the environment, 59.5 million US abortions since Roe vs Wade, etc. <br /><br />To be sure there have been great & terrible monarchs. However, now rather than being subject to a tyrant we are subject to inept & corrupt executive, legislative & judicial branches. The end results is the same...Timmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06833797224685670708noreply@blogger.com