Actually, I do hold the royals in high esteem, which explains why I am so disappointed when they fail to use their places of prominence for righteous purposes. For crying out loud, it's not like she would be voted out of office or demoted in some way!
Following Paul's word to Timothy, we should be praying for all rulers and persons in authority, not just those in our own neighborhoods.
Yes, that was a bit on the rude side referring to the queen as a welfare recipient. But despite the fact that she lives lavishly off the production of others shouldn't her subjects expect some expression of moral leadership from her?
Wimping out on this simply degrades both the monarchy and the woman herself.
And I would be very interested to hear our UK brethren weigh in on the subject.
And don't EVEN get me started on the moral positions of my own president!
OK. Going to pray now...