Re: Junketsu no Maria
I have to disagree with that.
Maria is just protecting a select group of people.
Consider this, If the same people on their own power had a large military force. The same effect would take place, people who still have free will to attempt to harass the people out of fear decide not to, and perhaps go to a less guarded location.
Don't see the problem with her protecting who is with in her power to protect.
The people are as free as people are in most places. If they do anything boldly unethical, she will intervene. In say america, if someone does anything boldly unethical, the police will intervene.
In Maria's case, she gives everyone a flashy show of fire and lightning, doesn't hurt anybody and just send them off, free to do whatever. In human hands, those guys would be either beaten or locked up for an undetermined amount of time depending on who attended to the matter.
So far Maria's law has been a one note simple thing. She doesn't like war, so she's expected to interrupt any large scale acts of violence. She is merciful and only ask that the war stops. no one is punished.
Has for the religion element, there is far less freedom involved.
Sexuality is shunned, a list of what not to do is given, threats of eternal fire for disobeying is put out there. They want to be worshiped and have a superiority complex. For what ever reasons, Humans they decide are their play things, and they disallow all other powerful beings from interacting with them.