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Re:Saudi Arabia tracks runaway women by cellphone IMEI by mahkeiro on Wednesday June 12, 2019 @03:06PM (#20168175)
Can you tell me what is worst between a theocracy and an absolute monarchy? In SA, the king is bound by no law not even the law of god. He wants you dead on spot, and then you die. Doesn't sound to me a better system.
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Re:Saudi Arabia tracks runaway women by cellphone IMEI by cr0sh on Wednesday June 12, 2019 @03:55PM (#20168602)
Whereas in a theocracy, the Ruler is bound by the law of God. God wants You dead on the spot, and the Ruler is his instrument on Earth - and then You die.

The Ruler is now not at fault, because God told, and used, the Ruler to do the deed. The Ruler is absolved of responsibility - God's Will.

...do you see and understand the difference?

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Re:Saudi Arabia tracks runaway women by cellphone IMEI by a1369209993 on Wednesday June 12, 2019 @05:30PM (#20169533)
There is no difference, and the ruler is still responsible for not refusing the god's will.
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