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"To: thePilgrim
Civil disobedience is only allowed Biblically under two strict circumstances: 1.) When the government commands us to do something that God prohibits; and 2.) When the government prohibits us from doing something God commands!
The the scriptural support for this is located where?

5 posted on 05/16/2005 8:51:27 AM PDT by connectthedots "

Ok, two "scriptural support"s jump to mind:

1) Gov't commands what God prohibits. Daniel, Chapter 6. Daniel refuses to obey King Darius' command to pray to any god but the king. Daniel is punished for praying to God and thrown into the lion's den.

2) Gov't prohibits what God commands. Act, Chapter 4:18. Peter and John were arrested for preaching about Jesus. Peter and John refused, saying "Whether it is right in the sight of God to give heed to you rather than to God, you be the judge; for we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard." --Marty

Civil disobedience is only allowed Biblically under two strict circumstances:

You have shown where it is allowed, but where is it "only" allowed under these "two strict circumstances"?

Everyone on this thread understands that civil disobedience is allowed for the two given reasons. What I and connectthedots doubt, is that the Bible strictly forbids it for other reasons as well.