None doth, then, resist the ordinance of God who resist the king in tyrannous acts. —Samuel Rutherford, Lex Rex, (1644) That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it….  —The Declaration of Independence (1776) The Defense of Liberty The American Revolution was a war over taxation, lawful authority, and the traditional rights of Englishmen.  When the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act (1765), it sought to impose on the American Colonies an authority the Colonies did not recognize.  Parliament was
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In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. —John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address (1961) Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! —Patrick Henry (1775) The Long Twilight Struggle The struggle for freedom is essentially a religious undertaking.  Its most important battles are theological and spiritual.  It is never enough to defeat the tyrant in battle; the religious philosophy that allowed the tyrant
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If President George Washington miraculously returned to America in 2012, what do you think he would have to say to our countrymen, our presidential candidates, and President Obama himself? I don’t think most of it would be complimentary. In fact, I think he would be horrified at the direction the country has taken and at
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Let earth receive her King.  —Isaac Watts Incarnation and Politics The word incarnate means “in the flesh.”  For the pagan world, the State was God incarnate.  The pagan world worshipped god-kings, and raised pyramids and ziggurats to the religion of political power.  Polis and empire were religious institutions, and pagan man defined himself in terms
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The dawn of history reveals a humanity already civilized.  —G. K. Chesterton Ooparts Ooparts are out-of-place-artifacts.  It’s an unusual term coined by cryptozoologist, Ivan T. Sanderson. They are pieces of civilization, often of a very advanced civilization, that show up in odd, seemingly impossible, places.  Some would say X-Files stuff.  For instance: In 1836 workers
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This article is part of “The Biblical Foundations For Freedom” series. “Time is an illusion.  Lunchtime doubly so.”  —Douglas Adams “Many people do not like the idea that time has a beginning, probably because it smacks of divine intervention.”  —Stephen Hawking Taking Time for
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I remember studying in my economics class how the process of civilization ends when a government systematically violates property rights. You can see this of course under communist governments, but it is a characteristic of any dictatorship. Peaceful civilization involves delayed gratification, saving and building. If you think how the United States was built, these
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