Church And State (via Samuel at Gilgal)

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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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Does The “General Welfare Clause” Authorize The Redistribution Of Wealth? (via Samuel at Gilgal)

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“If Congress can do whatever in their discretion can be done by money, and will promote the General Welfare, the Government is no longer a limited one, possessing enumerated powers, but an indefinite one.” Madison saw, in principle, the causes of the economic decline of our country over the past eighty years.

The “General Welfare Clause” of the Constitution has served, incorrectly, as an excuse for secular progressives to expand the number of government programs, entitlements, and regulations all in the name of the “general welfare” of the people. Perhaps you are unfamiliar with this much abused section of the Constitution: The " … Read More

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