Royal succession - chipping away at tradition : Sat Dec 08, 2012 8:51 pm  

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politic ... tions.html There are 2 ways of approaching this issue: 1. Embrace tradition and uphold current succession policy. 2. Reject tradition, do away with the monarchy and become a republic. I just hate the way 21st Century liberal egalitarianism is afflicting our time-honoured traditions. Don't keep chipping away at tradition, either keep it or bin it. I say keep it. Moreover, what does this change add to our culture? And why are people concerned specifically with the gender of a future heir? Where's the legislation permitting Muslim, Hindu or dare I say it Catholic monarchs? Equal opportunities and all that. At least Nick Clegg is happy

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politic ... tions.html There are 2 ways of approaching this issue: 1. Embrace tradition and uphold current succession policy. 2. Reject tradition, do away with the monarchy and become a republic. I just hate the way 21st Century liberal egalitarianism is afflicting our time-honoured traditions. Don't keep chipping away at tradition, either keep it or bin it. I say keep it. Moreover, what does this change add to our culture? And why are people concerned specifically with the gender of a future heir? Where's the legislation permitting Muslim, Hindu or dare I say it Catholic monarchs? Equal opportunities and all that. At least Nick Clegg is happy

Re: Royal succession - chipping away at tradition : Sat Dec 08, 2012 8:55 pm  

Or a much better 3rd choice - steadily update the tradition so that you have some of the better/more beneficial elements of both worlds.

You know, like churches performing gay marriages.

Re: Royal succession - chipping away at tradition : Sat Dec 08, 2012 9:02 pm  

Him wrote:

Or a much better 3rd choice - steadily update the tradition so that you have some of the better/more beneficial elements of both worlds.

Update and tradition are not two words that go well together. Like I have said, where will it end? If the Prince's son converts to Islam to marry a pretty Iranian girl he meets at Bristol Uni, should their child be heir to our throne?

You know, like churches performing gay marriages.

No fish in this pond.

Re: Royal succession - chipping away at tradition : Sat Dec 08, 2012 9:06 pm  

kirkstaller wrote:

Update and tradition are not two words that go well together. Like I have said, where will it end? If the Prince's son converts to Islam to marry a pretty Iranian girl he meets at Bristol Uni, should their child be heir to our throne?

Really? I see tradition and modernity working hand in hand every day of the week, it's pretty much a hallmark of this nation.
And, yes they should. Religion should play no part.

Re: Royal succession - chipping away at tradition : Sat Dec 08, 2012 10:41 pm  

kirkstaller wrote:

Update and tradition are not two words that go well together. Like I have said, where will it end? If the Prince's son converts to Islam to marry a pretty Iranian girl he meets at Bristol Uni, should their child be heir to our throne?

No fish in this pond.

I live in hope that by the time this unborn is succeeding his father we will have seen sense and put royalty into the bin.

Re: Royal succession - chipping away at tradition : Sun Dec 09, 2012 12:00 am  

If were really lucky we'll end up with a monarch who doesn't get religion forced down his/her throat and can make his/her own decisions.

Imagine that.

Re: Royal succession - chipping away at tradition : Sun Dec 09, 2012 12:06 am  

If were really lucky we'll end up with a monarch who doesn't get religion forced down his/her throat and can make his/her own decisions.

Imagine that.

Re: Royal succession - chipping away at tradition : Sun Dec 09, 2012 7:25 am  

kirkstaller wrote:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9722268/Change-to-Royal-succession-law-agreed-by-Commonwealth-nations.html

There are 2 ways of approaching this issue:

1. Embrace tradition and uphold current succession policy.

2. Reject tradition, do away with the monarchy and become a republic.

I just hate the way 21st Century liberal egalitarianism is afflicting our time-honoured traditions. Don't keep chipping away at tradition, either keep it or bin it. I say keep it.

Moreover, what does this change add to our culture? And why are people concerned specifically with the gender of a future heir? Where's the legislation permitting Muslim, Hindu or dare I say it Catholic monarchs? Equal opportunities and all that.

At least Nick Clegg is happy

Option 3 - throw away intolerance and embrace the fact that a female monarch hasn't done all that badly in the past 60 years, nor did the female monarch before her.

I realise that its the intolerance thats the sticking bit for you, but try really hard to look at the evidence and you'll see it works.

Re: Royal succession - chipping away at tradition : Sun Dec 09, 2012 8:38 am  

JerryChicken wrote:

Option 3 - throw away intolerance and embrace the fact that a female monarch hasn't done all that badly in the past 60 years, nor did the female monarch before her.

Just keep them away from any Prime Ministerial duties.

Re: Royal succession - chipping away at tradition : Sun Dec 09, 2012 9:43 am  

WIZEB wrote:

Just keep them away from any Prime Ministerial duties.

Well of course, but they are useful for doing the washing up after the weekly PM's meeting, a King would never do that.