The American Revolution: rebellion against God?

[vaspers]

Uh, er, govern-ments do not promote anarchy. Anarchy is politically defined as not recognizing the institution of government as being ultimately and universally legitimate.

Ethical Anarchy is "I will pursue my needs and interests, and avoid hurting other people in any manner, regardless of what any government says or does."

God is against rebellion against HIS LAWS.

God knows that many "federal" or "government" laws are passed by corrupt officials--who are influenced by special interest groups, ACLU, etc.

Another interpretation, and I find this whole topic to be deeper and more complex than my current grasp, of Romans 13 is:

It is referring to ecclesiastical, church government, the "sword" meaning the Word of God, "tribute" meaning reverence or tithing, etc.

It's hard to believe God personally installed Hitler, Castro, Clinton, Reagan, Thatcher, Arafat, Blair, Stalin, Mao Tse Tung, etc.

Yet I kinda think people get the government they deserve, or tolerate.

I'm upset that after we "liberated" Iraq from Sadam Hussein, the Iraqi people took to the streets to celebrate...

...shooting guns into the air!!!!!!

Why didn't these cowardly sissies point those guns at Sadam and his henchmen years ago and get rid of their own dictator. Where there's a will, there's a way.

But no...USA had to come in and bail them out.

This is stupid. I say let the North Koreans revolt against their cultish dictator, Cubans against Castro, etc. Or just accept their cowardly fate and quit complaining.

Look at rough tough Sadam...quivering like a lunatic in a rat hole. This is who terrified the Iraqis? Gimme a break. He's a wuss. Always was.

 

[Conservative Christian]

Originally posted by vaspers:
Uh, er, govern-ments do not promote anarchy. Anarchy is politically defined as not recognizing the institution of government as being ultimately and universally legitimate.

Your statement that governments do not promote anarchy is only a general rule, with numerous exceptions.

The famous anarchist Bakunin was a huge supporter and collaborator of Lenin and Stalin---who were both advocates of total government. Bakunin and many of his anarchist peers believed that it would take a period of total dictatorial government, in order to prepare society for the eventual alleged "just and ethical" anarchism.

Also, many modern communist/socialist revolutionaries have actively promoted anarchism, in order to overthrow existing religious and other institutions in a target country, in order to expand the powers of an existing government or pave the way for a new dictatorial one.

They promote terror and lawlessness behind the scenes, knowing that the public will clamor for government intervention to stop the violence. The totalitarians then step in with new and expanded police state powers, and destroy virtually all human liberty.

Most of the public then looks at the totalitarians as "heros" who stopped the "anarchy" in the streets. Of course, they are too clueless to realize how many freedoms they had to give up in order to be "safe".