http://wwwg.uni-klu.ac.at/archeo/chrono/nero.jpg The petulant gentleman in the picture above is the Roman Emperor Nero, a homicidal maniac and sadist who enjoyed absolute power until some dissidents got together and assassinated him. Nero was on the throne when St. Paul wrote these famous words in his epistle to the Romans: “[T]he powers that be are ordained of … Continue reading Are the Powers That Be Really Ordained by God?