Is republicanism a sin?

[jjje1995]

Thank you for your very kind reply. Republicanism is pretty fringe here and most people like the Royal Family, even young people, like me. Not even the leader of the Labour Party, who refuses to sing the national anthem because of its reference to the Queen, is pushing for a republic. I think it appropriate at this point to say I am not a republican. I love the Royal Family and pray for their conversion as I pray for the conversion of the whole British Isles.

 

[Peebo]

Well…here in the Republic we the people arm ourselves to the teeth in case we get some mythological tyrant who is going to take away our “God given” right to bear arms…handed down to us on a tablet of stone as the 2nd. amendment…whereas the Brits may not need guns because they have the stabilizing influence of their Monarchy to avert something we Republicans are so paranoid over…who knows…maybe they consider their Monarchy as “God given”…some even suggest that the British Throne is directly descended from King David

http://www.giveshare.org/israel/grimaldi.html

https://www.cai.org/bible-studies/davids-throne-found-britain

 

[steve-b]

I hate to ruin the fairytale but, here in England, there are quite a few people who are republicans. Obviously, I’m not talking about the Grand Old Party, rather, the idea we should abolish the monarchy. Would it be a sin to support this as it could be rebellious, treasonous or both? I should mention you’re free to advocate a republic in this country. I know American republicanism was different because their cause was just as the monarchy at the time was oppressive. This is an objective question so I’m not saying whether I hold or reject republican sentiments.

What do you think?

Thanks in advance

If you abolished the monarchy what would you replace it with?

 

[PickyPicky]

There does seem to be a good helping of fantasy in the Throne of David claims. But as far the monarchy being “God-given”: we can at least say that the Queen was anointed with oil by the Archbishop of Canterbury during her coronation in Westminster Abbey, that she made promises before God, and that she believes (we are told) that she has been chosen to carry a God-given responsibility. That is not the same as saying that the institution itself is God-given, of course, but it is open to Christians, I think, to view the Queen in the light of her own beliefs.