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To: OrthodoxPresbyterian; Jim Robinson; EternalVigilance; ohioWfan; Cindy; Alamo-Girl; wagglebee; ...
One of the most important points I've ever seen made on FR. Especially right now at this point in our Country's history.

The Republic is based upon TheoNomic Principles (literally, "God's Law"), not TheoCracy (literally, "God is King").

It is both desirable and virtuous to seek the organization of Government according to a Biblical Theonomy -- a sacrosanct respect for Life, Liberty, and Property, according to an organization favoring Decentralization and Constitutionalism (exmaples from Deuteronomy and Daniel available on request).

But it is both dangerous and un-Biblical to seek any sort of Theocracy of Men until the Return of Jesus Christ. No mortal Man of Politics is properly qualified to be Theocrat, except for Him.


God's ("Moral") Laws are absolute and there are those who are striving to drag FR and especially America entirely out of the realm of faith and into the secularized fiscal-conservatism leavened Mammon that is Cultural Marxism.

Why the Pledge of Allegiance Matters--Speech by Tom McClintock
There is a reason behind the movement to strike the words "under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance--and from our national customs, and our currency, and our public ceremonies. It has very little to do with atheism. It has a great deal to do with authoritarianism. The philosophy of the American Founding is unique among the nations of the world because of a bedrock principle that was given expression with words in the Declaration of Independence that are old and familiar, and yet...
Why the Pledge of Allegiance Matters--Speech by Tom McClintock
2,548 posted on 04/22/2007 1:06:16 PM PDT by The Spirit Of Allegiance (Public Employees: Honor Your Oaths! Defend the Constitution from Enemies--Foreign and Domestic!)
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To: The Spirit Of Allegiance

You’re doing great work, The Spirit Of Allegiance! I love it!


2,564 posted on 04/22/2007 1:12:33 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
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But it is both dangerous and un-Biblical to seek any sort of Theocracy of Men until the Return of Jesus Christ. No mortal Man of Politics is properly qualified to be Theocrat, except for Him.

AMEN...Very well said.

2,875 posted on 04/22/2007 3:12:42 PM PDT by WileyPink ("...I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." John 14:6a)
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To: The Spirit Of Allegiance; 2ndMostConservativeBrdMember; afraidfortherepublic; Alas; al_c; ...

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3,052 posted on 04/22/2007 4:19:12 PM PDT by Coleus (Roe v. Wade and Endangered Species Act both passed in 1973, Murder Babies/save trees, birds, insects)
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To: The Spirit Of Allegiance

Strongly agree.

AMEN! AMEN! AMEN!


18,164 posted on 05/03/2007 8:17:45 PM PDT by Quix (GOD ALONE IS GOD; WORTHY; PAID THE PRICE; IS COMING AGAIN; KNOWS ALL; IS LOVING; IS ALTOGETHER GOOD)
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