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Sunday, October 23, 2011
Orthodoxy and Monarchy
Today, after the liturgy, I was talking with a reader and a subdeacon over coffee. We were talking about books when the reader said, "The introduction to [A Gathered Radiance] contains the best explanation of why the Orthodox Church prefers a monarchy." I expressed surprise at the idea and he the reader said, "Well, can you imagine Tolkein's last volume of Lord of The Rings set in a world of Republics? Return of the Prime Minister just doesn't have the same power as Return of the King."
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Well, that's an odd analogy since Tolkien was a Roman Catholic.
Having said that I've heard that statement about monarchies and Orthodoxy as well. Mine was specifically in the context of Russia.
The return of some of the Prime Ministers in recent memory in the UK is enough to make me run screaming for the hills - or the nearest port in order to emigrate.......
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