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#1 2013-12-04 07:17:00

Tom Kalbfus
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Re: Regional superpower or a theocracy on the demise?

Not sure what this is about.

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#2 2013-12-04 11:57:03

JoshNH4H
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Re: Regional superpower or a theocracy on the demise?

Where's the OP?


-Josh

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#3 2013-12-04 15:25:23

Terraformer
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Re: Regional superpower or a theocracy on the demise?

I'm presuming it was a spammer, and someone beat you to it...


"I'm gonna die surrounded by the biggest idiots in the galaxy." - If this forum was a Mars Colony

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#4 2013-12-15 16:52:05

JoshNH4H
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Re: Regional superpower or a theocracy on the demise?

I seem to remember a thread with this title from long ago.  Perhaps the thread was deleted after the institution of the Politics rule but some kind of ghost shell remained?


-Josh

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#5 2023-02-18 14:07:56

Mars_B4_Moon
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Re: Regional superpower or a theocracy on the demise?

An imperial cult is a form of state religion in which an emperor or a dynasty of emperors (or rulers of another title) are worshipped as demigods or deities. "Cult" here is used to mean "worship", not in the modern pejorative sense. The cult may be one of personality in the case of a newly arisen Euhemerus figure, or one of national identity (e.g., Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh or Empire of Japan) or supranational identity in the case of a multi-ethnic state (e.g., Imperial China, Roman Empire). A divine king is a monarch who is held in a special religious significance by his subjects, and serves as both head of state and a deity or head religious figure. This system of government combines theocracy with an absolute monarchy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_cult

Nuclear escalation with Iran must be avoided, German foreign minister says
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-ea … 023-02-18/

Russian Orthodoxy and Militant Religion.
https://www.asianews.it/news-en/Russian … 57781.html

Israel Steps up Talks With Saudi Arabia Over Ties to Combat Iran
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/israel-s … 18428.html



and older news item


'Terrifying Warhammer 40,000 “God-Emperor” Trump dominates Italian parade'
https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/news/t … ian-parade


just in case the original topic was about a scifi fantasy book

and in fiction

Henry Cavill confirms involvement in creation of Warhammer Cinematic Universe
https://www.impartialreporter.com/news/ … -universe/

Last edited by Mars_B4_Moon (2023-02-18 14:15:53)

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