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|    George Pope to August Abolins    |
|    allegiance to the king of canada?    |
|    31 Jan 23 07:31:30    |
      MSGID: 1:153/757.0 4376882d       REPLY: 1:153/757.21@fidonet 004c132c       TZUTC: -0800       CHRS: LATIN-1 2       G'day, August!              I do believe that's the case -- for the Church of England (Anglicans, aka        "Catholic Lite; 33% fewer atonements needed"); but the Archbishop of       Canterbury is usually stated as being their equivalent to the Pope, so maybe       the regent is the A of C?              This is only a small group of protestants compared to the global total (I       more favoured the Mennonite & Presbyterian branches(anabaptists & Calvinists)              /G              > I saw an older picture of QEII holding an object in her lap:       > https://susepaste.org/78117055       > The Sovereign's Orb:       > "The Sovereign's Orb, as this part of the Crown Jewels is       > officially named, is a symbol of Godly power. A cross above a       > globe, it represents `Christ's dominion over the world', as the       > Monarch is God's representative on Earth."       > [Interesting.. but there is nothing in scripture that talks       > about post 30 AD monarchs as "God's representatives".]       > [I suppose the Protestants proclaim their rep on Earth is their       > King or Queen, and the Catholics proclaim that it is the Pope.]       > "Made for Charles II's coronation in 1661, the orb is a 30cm-       > wide hollow gold sphere, mounted with nine emeralds, 18 rubies,       > nine sapphires, 365 diamonds, 375 pearls, one amethyst and one       > glass stone. The pearls divide the orb into three sections,       > which represent the three continents medieval rulers believed       > existed. The orb weighs 1.32 kg (roughly 43 oz)."       > [I'm sure Charlie will love the photo moment with this "thing"]       > --       > ../|ug              --- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-6        * Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757)       SEEN-BY: 15/0 105/81 106/201 124/5016 129/305 134/100 153/141 143       SEEN-BY: 153/149 757 6809 7715 203/0 218/700 221/0 6 226/30 227/114       SEEN-BY: 229/110 111 112 113 114 275 307 317 426 428 470 664 700 240/1120       SEEN-BY: 280/464 5003 282/1038 292/854 8125 301/1 310/31 317/3 320/219       SEEN-BY: 322/757 341/66 234 396/45 423/120 633/280 712/848 770/1 2320/105       PATH: 153/757 280/464 292/854 229/426           |
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