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Less than two months after the transfer of power, there was an explosive series of arguments between the [[Grand Ducal Cabinet|cabinet ministers]] in Westarctica's government forum. A variety of charges and accusations were made against Jon-Lawrence Langer, the [[Duke of Moulton-Berlin]] by several of his fellow ministers. According to His Grace, the accusations included: | Less than two months after the transfer of power, there was an explosive series of arguments between the [[Grand Ducal Cabinet|cabinet ministers]] in Westarctica's government forum. A variety of charges and accusations were made against Jon-Lawrence Langer, the [[Duke of Moulton-Berlin]] by several of his fellow ministers. According to His Grace, the accusations included: | ||
<blockquote> | <blockquote> | ||
I have been publicly accused of treason, sedition against the United States of America, not | I have been publicly accused of treason, sedition against the United States of America, not being christian, being evil, and few charges that I fail to recollect at the moment.<br> | ||
Travis, I am truly and deeply disgusted with Westarctica. They lied about me. They hid evidence of their wrong doing. I can never trust any of them in the future. You are a good man. Sadly, you are also the exception. | Travis, I am truly and deeply disgusted with Westarctica. They lied about me. They hid evidence of their wrong doing. I can never trust any of them in the future. You are a good man. Sadly, you are also the exception. | ||
</blockquote> | </blockquote> | ||
This altercation, where religion was not the central issue, but still included on the periphery, marked the beginning of the end of Westarctica's prestige and ability to function as a sovereign government. The fact that the new [[Minister of Theocratic Affairs]] was involved with the turmoil only made matters more difficult to resolve. | |||
===The Thurston== | |||
In 2007, an announcement was made on Westarctica's official website by the [[Minister of Foreign Affairs|Minister of Affairs]], [[Lovette Mott]] that a new religious enclave would be carved out of [[Thurston Island]], which was ruled over by her daughter, Her Highness, the [[Princess of Thurston]]. Although it was presented with the caveat that the project would not interfere with Westarctica's freedom of religion policy, the core idea was described as: | |||
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We desire to create a place where officials from governments around the world may come to find out the collective Protestant view on various social, political, moral and faith issues of the day. “I lift my eyes up unto the hills from whence cometh my help,” say the Psalms.<br> | |||
Since the Vatican is simply the name of a hill, the Princess of Thurston has kindly set aside a hill on a portion of the Isle of Thurston for the development of an actual edifice. As befits its future installation, it shall be called “The Thurston.” Until such time as we have a visual embodiment of our ideals, the Thurston is currently “virtual.” Hebrews teaches us that faith is belief in both the seen and the unseen, so we should have no difficulty with the idea of a virtual Thurston! | |||
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Although the project never came to fruition as intended, its mere existence highlights the importance of Christianity and religion in general during the reign of [[Grand Duke Philip]]. | |||
==Religion during the Reign of Grand Duke Jon-Lawrence== | |||
As a Knight of the Holy Order of The Cross, the new Grand Duke had already been recognized for his devotion to Christianity, but having learned from the mistakes of the previous ruler, after he assumed the throne in 2008, [[Grand Duke Jon-Lawrence]] did not make the advancement of religious principles a significant part of his government's agenda. | |||
==Religion during the Transitional Government== | |||
By the time [[Grand Duke Travis|Travis McHenry]] seized control of the government of [[Westarctica]] again in mid-2010, he had renounced religion entirely and was no longer practicing any form of religious worship and considered himself an atheist. Or, as he once phrased it: "A spiritual atheist. I might believe in ghosts, but not God." | |||
To highlight the lack of religious influence in the new government, the flag was changed from the cross and crown to a more republican tricolor. The Prime Minister, the [[Duke of Waesche]], a Catholic, was the real power in the government and had total authority to create laws, sign treaties, and engage in relations with other countries. However, he made no moves to restore Christianity as a national religion. | |||
==Religion during the second reign of Grand Duke Travis== | |||
[[Category:Culture of Westarctica]] | [[Category:Culture of Westarctica]] | ||