Does not “require”, sure; but in many cases (that we celebrate!), the magistrate *has* assisted. Was that not right and desirable?
E.g. 1 Kings 5:7ff, Isaiah 44:28, Daniel 6:26ff, Constantine, Theodosius, Frederick the Wise, Edward VI, etc.
The study committee on Christian Nationalism has two recommendations for the 53rd General Assembly in their partial report.
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