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    Challenges→The problem of dual allegiances to divine and civil authority is overcome

    A sovereign who commands both civil and religious obedience generates intensified conflict when subjects perceive the sovereign's religious edicts as doctrinally erroneous or corrupt.

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    Civil obedience(as used in political philosophy)
    Following the laws and rules created by the government that regulate how people behave in society.
    Corrupt (in this context)(as used in political philosophy)
    When a person with power acts dishonestly or immorally, often for personal gain, betraying the trust people placed in them.
    Doctrinally erroneous(as used in religious and political philosophy)
    Against the core beliefs or teachings of a particular religion; belief or practices that contradict what the religion actually teaches.
    Religious obedience(as used in political philosophy)
    Following rules or commands about spiritual beliefs and practices that a religious authority (like a sovereign claiming religious power) demands from people.
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    The people united in the civil state, as distinguished from the individual members who are subjects obligated to obey the head of state.

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