Subject | Re: Republicanism still an offence in England? (wasRe: Queen mother (of england |
From | Russ |
Date | 2002-04-08 19:18 (2002-04-08 19:18) |
Message-ID | <20020408131837.00472.00000503@mb-mq.aol.com> |
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Newsgroups | alt.fan.tolkien |
Follows | Jay Random |
Followups | Jay Random (11h & 25m) > Russ |
Jay RandomPlease turn your sarcasm detector up. <g>
Russ wrote:Since you were born when the Church of Sweded was still the establishedchurchthat means you were registered as a member upon your birth. Of course, ifyouhave managed to break free of the shackles of the established church, Iapplaudyou.Shackles? Break free? It's been centuries since any kind of force or legal sanction was used in Sweden to make people practise the Lutheran religion. It doesn't even take a moral or intellectual effort to leave the church; all you have to do is ignore it.