Alfred Tennyson wrote:We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
Tanada wrote:30 pieces of silver ... would work out to about $65,000.00 cash
Plantagenet wrote:Tanada wrote:30 pieces of silver ... would work out to about $65,000.00 cash
What would it buy today? For $65,000 today you could hire a hit man to kill Jesus and have $55,000 left over to invest in Tesla stock in the market.
Subjectivist wrote:.... Perhaps your remaining silver will save your life when the Centurians come to arrest you.
evilgenius wrote:Render unto Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God, don't treat them so similarly that you can freely exchange one for the other.
sparky wrote:.
Orthodox also see no conflict between God and the ruler ,
by the very definition the ruler is God's agent with moral authority in Church matter
the split in the west came from the conflict between the Holy Roman Emperor and the pope Hildebrand
he even had the Emperor waiting outside in the snow on his knees for forgiveness .
Plantagenet wrote:evilgenius wrote:Render unto Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God, don't treat them so similarly that you can freely exchange one for the other.
Islam doesn't have this separation between Caeser and god. Islam makes moral issues simple by melding god and the state into one unitary construct. In Islam you can freely substitute one for the other---
In an Islamic state ruled by a just Caliph carrying out Allah's Sharia law, there is zero separation between Caeser and God---the Caliph is Caliph because Allah wants him to be the Caliph, and when the Caliph issues orders it is to carry out Allah's will.
Cheers!
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