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This resource is available as an attractive\u00a0booklet for \u00a32.75 incl P&P here: http:\/\/www.repentuk.com\/resources.html<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n ‘ … untune that string, And, hark, what discord follows!’ (William Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida)<\/p>\n ‘The doctrine of the law then is this: that precedents and rules must be followed, unless flatly absurd or unjust: for though their reason be not obvious at first view, yet we owe such a deference to former times as not to suppose they acted wholly without consideration.’ (William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England)<\/p>\n ‘And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a man die, and have no son, then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughter.’ (Numbers 27:8)<\/p>\n ‘My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change.’ (Proverbs 24:21-22)<\/p>\n Written by Robin Phillips and Stephen Green<\/p>\n First published July 2012<\/p>\n Copyright: Christian Voice<\/p>\n Wernlwyd, Pen-y-bont, Carmarthen, SA33 6QN<\/p>\n Telephone: 01994 484544<\/p>\n www.christianvoice.org.uk<\/p>\n email: info@christianvoice.org.uk<\/p>\n Note: Bible quotations are from the Authorised \/ King James Version<\/p>\n Note: We follow the Parliamentary convention that the Government and the public are both plural.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n CONTENTS<\/p>\n Introduction 2<\/a><\/p>\n 1 What is Male Primogeniture? 2<\/p>\n 2 The current debate 3<\/p>\n 3 Male Primogeniture: Historical and legal background 5<\/p>\n Common Law and the British Constitution 5<\/p>\n Key Statutes regulating succession 6<\/p>\n 4 Faulty Arguments against Male Primogeniture 7<\/a><\/p>\n Faulty Argument No.1: We want to be modern! 7<\/p>\n Faulty Argument No.2: Most people want a change! 9<\/p>\n Faulty Argument No.3: The succession laws are sexist! 10<\/p>\n Faulty Argument No.4: We’ve had good queens in the past! 13<\/p>\n 5 The Implications of Scripture 13<\/a><\/p>\n The Genesis creation account 14<\/p>\n The inheritance of the firstborn male 17<\/p>\n The inheritance of daughters 18<\/p>\n Heeding the wisdom of tradition 18<\/p>\n 6 Broader Implications 20<\/a><\/p>\n King and king? 20<\/p>\n Weakening the common law 20<\/p>\n Implications for peerages 22<\/p>\n Implications for ordinary families 23<\/p>\n 7 Conclusion 24<\/p>\n References 26<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n And finally: <\/p>\n
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\n‘And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a man die, and have no son, then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughter.’ (Numbers 27:8)<\/strong>
\n‘My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change.’ (Proverbs 24:21-22)<\/strong><\/p>\n
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