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    Sovereign authority is legitimate only over external acti... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→Authority in sacred matters belongs wholly to the sovereign powers

    Sovereign authority is legitimate only over external actions, not internal belief, making religious sovereignty structurally incoherent.

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    • 1.Coercing belief violates autonomy in a way coercing action doesn't, since beliefs form through reasoning, not obedience.
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    • 2.Religious authority claims jurisdiction over salvation/truth, which transcends political boundaries and cannot be enforced uniformly.
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    • 3.History shows religious sovereignty inevitably produces persecution because belief cannot be reliably monitored or standardized.
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    • 1.Beliefs causally determine actions; regulating actions necessarily regulates their underlying beliefs, so the distinction collapses.
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    • 2.Secular authorities also claim sovereignty over internal states (loyalty, patriotism, mental health), making the critique non-specific to religion.
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    • 3.Religious communities can legitimately govern shared internal commitments of willing members through covenant, not coercion.
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