“In a monarchy, citizens submit to a king. In a republic, the citizens are  the king.”👑 Bill Federer superbly clarifies this distinction in his book Silence Equals Consent. https://www.swrc.com/product/silence-equals-consent-the-sin-of-omission/?srsltid=AfmBOoplWOeCdFdy26OaPKTZfzSJvgmSgnWifP4xEnmQGnFG7WhVVaGM   When Christians quote Romans 13, which says, “Let everyone be subject to governing authorities,” too often it's misused as an unqualified endorsement of obedience to