tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7729562980132720815.post1972750316207862699..comments2024-03-22T02:27:30.009-05:00Comments on Royal World: The Anti-Democracy ActivistTheodore Harveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16242452485576182841noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7729562980132720815.post-26683892255321477572014-05-16T17:12:35.891-05:002014-05-16T17:12:35.891-05:00I think you've described not only the monarchi...I think you've described not only the monarchist cause, but the Christian faith very nicely as well!<br /><br />Jesus Christ is both the adorable Christ Child we see at Christmas, and the Bloody Sacrifice we see on the Cross on every Crucifix at Mass.<br /><br />On the one hand, especially in this day and age of a deistic, plastic "pick your poison" attitude towards religion, we can't appreciate the Good News (its Truth and its exclusivity) without knowing the bad news first: life is inevitably full of evil (some of which is caused by us), suffering, and death, and nothing we can do will ever change that, and if we all got what we deserved, the only people who wouldn't roast in hell for all eternity would be those who died young enough not to be morally responsible for their actions, and even those wouldn't enjoy Heaven with their Maker.<br /><br />On the other, because it's true that depending upon what you're against is Satanic and not Christian, and because God is not an abstract concept that can fit into our minds, we also need joy and awe and wonder and romance, the kind of thing we can experience but not quite put into words (at best we can approximate it in poetry, but even accurate prose wouldn't do the experience justice).<br /><br />Because of this I'm coming to appreciate two books in the English language: "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding and "The Wind in the Willows" by Kenneth Grahame. Excellent examples of both, in my opinion.Michael E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03388855678756001137noreply@blogger.com