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Opinion / Religion - February 6, 2023 View From The Hills: Freedom to hate God “THERE CAN BE NO KEENER REVELATION OF A SOCIETY’S SOUL THAN THE WAY IN WHICH IT TREATS ITS CHILDREN.” Nelson Mandela Our nation was born of the way that the Monarchy was treating its
children (Subjects). The political leaders that had assumed the
leadership of the church and put to death those who opposed it continue
to this day but are more tolerant of the opposition. The foundation of
the new government that was so hard fought won formed the new union upon
a Judeo/Christian foundation that was not perfect but was a new concept
of how a people could govern themselves. The leaders recognized that the
church should not be a part of the government, also recognized that any
chance to succeed depended on the precepts and recognition that it was
the hand of providence, or plainly, the will of God that the people
should be free from tyranny. So a balance was struck that recognizes
that all rights come from God and not from the government. This was put
into our Declaration of Independence and Constitution. There was also a
warning from Franklin and others who formed our government that this
grand experiment of liberty could only last if the people were a ‘moral’
people. By Roger Ringer |
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