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Podcast: A New Voice of Freedom
Episode: Season 3 Podcast 4 Road to Totalitarianism
Description: Road to TotalitarianismThe road to totalitarianism is sometimes subtle and begins in seemingly innocuous ways. The Pharaohs were first called kings. From kings they moved to Pharaohs and from Pharaohs as absolute rulers to Pharaohs as gods. When they were perceived as gods, that gave them total power over the people, and they ruled by fear and superstition. In England, Henry VIII was the supreme head of the Church of England and people were taught the ‘divine right of kings.’ A monarch who wants absolute rule must be both God and king or he must do...