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mandate of heaven
While [[Mammon]] is commonly referred to in newer Bibles as simply money, it has a larger meaning than that. It means pretty much anything worldly, especially anything worldly which could or would have a claim over you. Such as a king, for example. When the Christian knights of the Christian king [[Henry II]] [[murder]]ed the Christian Archbishop of Canterbury [[Thomas Becket]] they were acting more as the King's Men rather than as Christians who had pledged their swords as knights loyal to Christ.<ref>Thomas Becket (1118–1170) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170 who defended the Church against demands by King Henry II.</ref>
While [[Mammon]] is commonly referred to in newer Bibles as simply money, it has a larger meaning than that. It means pretty much anything worldly, especially anything worldly which could or would have a claim over you. Such as a king, for example. When the Christian knights of the Christian king [[Henry II]] [[murder]]ed the Christian Archbishop of Canterbury [[Thomas Becket]] they were acting more as the King's Men rather than as Christians who had pledged their swords as knights loyal to Christ.<ref>Thomas Becket (1118–1170) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170 who defended the Church against demands by King Henry II.</ref>
The Chinese have a similar version of the concept, called the "Mandate of Heaven". Loosing it means you lost your right to rule. The Chinese spread this concept to other cultures, such as the Manchu. The [[Qing]], a [[Manchu]] dynasty, considered themselves justified in conquering large swaths of central and east Asia due to the mandate. The CCP conquers in a similar way, in fact conquering many of the same territories as the Qing but as communists, they do not feel the need to have a divine right in order to rule, but rather take the position that there very existence justifies the conquests.
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