I hate having my first post be a link to another website, but I trust the people here will respect that I mean nothing more than to add to the discussion.
One of my users at my forum has posted his thoughts related to the Theology of Empire, and I think they are written much better than I could express them
Here's the link: Dangerous Religion: Theology of Empire (crossandflame.com)
Hopefully that adds to the discussion, and thank you for giving me the opportunity to share with this community.