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Post by commiczar on Jun 3, 2009 13:31:56 GMT 10
Greetings to All !!
Curious...??.....
Are there any known "religion-based" MicroStates within the past or present of the Greater MicroSphere ??
Along the lines of Israel ( Jewish State ), or Vatican City ( Catholic ), etc..... ( need not be a "macro" denomination / faith; could be "micro" based )
Regards to All !! _____________
P.S.
If so....do you know if these "Religion-Based" MicroStates have ever experienced any form of persecution ( from within or from outside ); persecution based solely upon their religious standings and/or doctrines. ___________________________________________________
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Post by George on Jun 3, 2009 14:03:20 GMT 10
The Dominion of Melchizedek is the only micronation I know of that has a serious religious basis; its founders even published their own unique translation of the Bible. I understand that those involved in founding Melchizedek are or were members of the Church of God, a fundamentalist protestant sect founded in the 1920s in the US. ...but of course, DOM is also a serious criminal enterprise, so presumably religion is merely being used as a cloak for its less savoury activities.
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Post by davidv on Jun 3, 2009 17:36:24 GMT 10
Zugesbucht was a micronation set up by members of the Universal Life Church (ULC) as an ecclesiastical principality. The ULC would be just about the most liberal religion there is.
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