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Even if we were to assume that the questions were entirely reasonable, we should still be free not to answer them, if we so choose.

You constitutional rights argument is overidden by this from Romans 13:1 -- Let every person be in subjection to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God.

And this -- Romans 13:3 For rulers are not a cause of fear for good behavior, but for evil. Do you want to have no fear of authority? Do what is good, and you will have praise from the same;

Romans 13:4 for it is a minister of God to you for good. But if you do what is evil, be afraid; for it does not bear the sword for nothing; for it is a minister of God, an avenger who brings wrath upon the one who practices evil.

I truly understand the disgust with the present government. However, that doesn't call for rebellion against EVERY government function like I'm beginning to see. That's foolish. The way to change the country is to first change yourself. If the people in this nation will turn to God, then the government will again have a solid foundation like it used to have. The reason it is going poorly is because the people are not following God. How can one expect a person who is immoral, lies, cheats and/or steals to elect an official to office who is better than the individual? It's not going to happen. The only way around that is to become the "governing authority" and maybe you're ready to do that. I'm not.

I truly understand the disgust with the present government. However, that doesn't call for rebellion against EVERY government function like I'm beginning to see.

Actually, I think that the disgust for government began long before Obama, but has now reached a point where most people can no longer deny that our federal and many state governments have gone rogue. The census is just one example of the overbearing nature of our government.

As far as the Biblical passages go, I'm not a Biblical scholar, but if we were to take those passages literally and as the whole of our political philosophy, we might as well chuck out the Constitution right now, along with the notion of government by the people. In fact, if we take those passages as being our only guide, we should just bow down to whichever dictator gets himself in office. That, however, is not the American way and the Founders were men who knew the Bible very well. Their view was that there were certain rights granted by God to the people, and the only legitimate government would be one that did not attempt to violate those rights. As long as the governing authority respected God's way, it was legitimate. If it rejected God and His way, it was illegitimate, making it the duty of all God-fearing people to resist it. Well, is it your opinion that this government is with God, or against Him?