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FREEDOM!

“Proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof” (Leviticus 25:10; it is this verse that is inscribed on the Liberty Bell).

Freedom.  The very word can evoke powerful emotions in anyone’s breast.  There is an innate longing deep within us that yearns to be free.  We abhor the very images of bondage, despotism, and slavery.  Chains and shackles are the symbols of cruelty and subjugation.  We hunger for the opposite, for freedom.  We value it so highly that we think it is of greater worth than life itself.  We honor the noble women and men who have given their lives to possess freedom, and to purchase and maintain it for all of us.  Freedom is worth dying for.  It is worth fighting for.  It is worth living for.

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Natural Rights… Given by God

A few years ago, I posted a short essay on natural rights.  Considering the importance of understanding this fundamental concept, I thought it prudent to repost the same essay for this upcoming Independence Day.  – Victor Morris

On this Independence Day, we celebrate the 250th birthday of our country.  As we reflect on our history and heritage, let us also reflect on how our nation came to be, and the values underlying its founding.  Indeed, let us consider the principal concepts that guided our Founding Fathers in creating this nation.  As men grounded in an essentially Christian worldview, with a tradition of Judeo-Christian ethics and philosophy, these great statesmen were committed to the idea of liberty.  And for them, liberty was not something that must be established by men.  Indeed, it was just the opposite.  Liberty was a God-ordained and God-given right of every human being.  It was not a human creation at all.  It was wholly divine in origin.

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Wake Up, America!

One of the bedrock foundations of our republic is the concept of religious freedom.  It is basic to everything we believe.  It was considered divinely-ordained right by our Founding Fathers.  It was codified and guaranteed to us in our Bill of Rights.  Yet, religious expression and liberty of conscience is increasingly coming under attack.  Consider a few examples…

The Fire Chief of Atlanta, Kelvin Cochran, self-published a book that briefly mentioned biblical teaching regarding non-marital sexual relations, including homosexuality.  He was not claiming to state official policy of the Atlanta Fire Department.  He was simply stating his personal beliefs.  For this “offense” he was first suspended, then fired from his job. Continue reading