06-27-2011, 06:22 AM
(06-27-2011, 01:08 AM)velvetfog Wrote:Your slip is showing. That paragon of excellence and virtue, catalyst for British Protestantism King Henry VIII, declared himself Supreme Head of the Church of England in 1534. The current Supreme Head of the Church of England is Her Majesty QEII. This doesn't sound like separation to me.(06-26-2011, 05:27 PM)billy Wrote: i thought most democracy removes the church from state?It does indeed. That seperation is an essential aspect of preventing the recurrence of theocratic dictatorship.
Of course, when one collects Heads of State as a hobby, one can call oneself reformed as one pleases. And the Church of England didn't require an Inquisition -- they chose genocide instead.
It could be worse
