Why Am I Guilty? Chapter 6 Gods Secretaries

In this chapter of God’s secretaries we can see how King James handles the problem of the government versus religion. Many of the Catholics disagreed with most aspects of James’ government and started to rebel against it. King James handled it well. He did not respond in an aggressive manner, but in a way that would ensure as little violence as possible. Somewhat ineffective, since acts of terrorism and uprisings did occur. James’ attempted this peaceful manner which showed the people a side of their king, one who would protect them in the best ways possible. Sometimes it is not always best to use aggression to make a point. This can lead to a rule of fear and some would say tyranny. In these situations the worst that could happen is that people die and grudges are held against each other.Many of the Catholics were being held suspect with no evidence whatsoever to back the case up. The man accused of the crime was obviously not guilty but the death sentence was carried out in any case. The judge knew this man was “a good man killed for no reason.” (p. 116) These scenarios are very difficult to handle but must be dealt with anyhow.