Church And State (via Samuel at Gilgal)

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Bible, Christianity, constitution, denominations, education, freedom, God, government, Herman Cain, history, justice, philosophy, politics, religion-and-spirituality, separation of church and state, United States, united-states-constitution, worldview

Quoting R.C. Sproul: In America, we have a long history of valuing the concept of the separation of church and state. This idea historically referred to a division of labors between the church and the civil magistrate. However, initially both the church and the state were seen as entities ordained by God and subject to His governance. In that sense, the state was considered to be an entity that was “under God.” What has happened in the past few d … Read More

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Noah Webster On The Basis Of Our Civil Constitutions (via Samuel at Gilgal)

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For instruction then in social, religious and civil duties resort to the scriptures for the best precepts.

Quoting Noah Webster (Founding Educator): The most perfect maxims and examples for regulating your social conduct and domestic economy, as well as the best rules of morality and religion, are to be found in the Bible. . . . The moral principles and precepts found in the scriptures ought to form the basis of all our civil constitutions and laws. These p … Read More

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Welcome to My World!

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"life lessons", blog-sense, dreamer, idealist, philosophy, poetry, political tirade, romantic, teaching, thoughts

It’s curious to me how this particular blog is evolving. Am I writing for the reader or for myself? Clearly, some of each, I fear. But isn’t that true of just about everyone? For me, this blog is a release. It’s a place where I can speak my mind, for better or worse. It’s a place where my ideas can be freely expressed without hindrance. I welcome healthy debate, and the sharing of different ideas as long as it is done respectfully.

I do write a lot of poetry, and the topics range from the wild to the ridiculous and over the rainbow.

I am a thinker, a philosopher, a teacher … but I’m also an idealist, a dreamer, and a Romantic. You will find rambling prose, political tirades, and sweet poetry hidden amongst the misty trees here all expressed with a bit of everyday blog-sense.

Welcome to my World!