tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22781533.post1167460332969073778..comments2024-03-23T14:04:57.635-05:00Comments on Father Hollywood: State SovereigntyRev. Larry Beanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06705910892752648940noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22781533.post-36316369709210966022009-07-24T18:09:45.944-05:002009-07-24T18:09:45.944-05:00I think lurking somewhere in the minds of many is ...I think lurking somewhere in the minds of many is the idea that all decisions should be centralized because, "We absolutely can't allow for anything bad to happen anywhere!"<br /><br />Personally, I would rather have fifty mediocre polities than one good one. That way, when things started to sour, I could always have somewhere to move. In the Reformation, the ruler of a territory decided on the state church. While it wasn't as good as true liberty, you could still vote with your feet. <br /><br />Likewise, when you have only one polity, it is almost impossible to argue for improvements. "But who knows what would happen if we tried that! It would put 300 million people at risk!"solarbloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17506179756577015681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22781533.post-8869350969271619432009-07-22T06:37:31.634-05:002009-07-22T06:37:31.634-05:00Replace "federal government" with "...Replace "federal government" with "synod" and "states" with "congregations" and the parallels are quite striking.Fr. Jon M. Ellingworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05309773504409139312noreply@blogger.com