He who rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and he will commend you.
For he is God's servant to do you good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword for nothing. He is God's servant, an agent of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer.
Therefore, it is necessary to submit to the authorities, not only because of possible punishment but also because of conscience. This is also why you pay taxes, for the authorities are God's servants, who give their full time to governing. Give everyone what you owe him: If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor." -Romans 13:1-7
Damn that's funny.
According to that, the Protestant Revolution was rebelling against "what God had isntituted." Guess all the Evangelicals should head back to the Catholic Church, huh? Or how about the American Revolution? Should we still be part of England, since England was "the authority" and the colonies rebelled?
And Iraq may have been a "threat to the stability of the democratic world." Maybe. Saddam certainly didn't
like us. But he didn't actually militarily attack the US, and neither has it been shown that he materially supported any such attack on the US. It was a pre-emptive strike for no actual reason other than "we think you might do something in the future, but have no proof." It would be like sentencing somebody to life in prison becasue you
think he
might commit a murder
someday, and have no actual evidence to support this claim other than that he's said "I wish so-and-so was dead."
Every time a fundy breaks the laws of thermodynamics, Schroedinger probably kills his cat.