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Creature Politics Notes 14

Creature Politics Notes 14

Anarchy, sure. But just pay the damn taxes...

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May 23, 2024
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Romans 13 would seem rather at odds with the vision of benign anarchy we've explored: declaring oneself dead to the law of the present age with its rulers and power “who are coming to nothing” as it says in 1 Corinthians. How can Paul then continue, “Let every person be subject to the governing authorities… pay to all what is due them—taxes where taxes …

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