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So I just uploaded two videos to YouTube: My Ten Commandments (personal minimums) 7 Rules for Finding Peace and Joy in Jesus Here are my notes for these two videos: My Ten Commandments …what I feel the Lord would have me do now to have faith and repent: Read these Ten Commandments every morning when
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Statecraft is the “craft” of using the power of the “state,” or government, to get wealth and power and to do evil without negative legal consequences. Statecraft is always characterized by the abuse of government authority in violating the rights of the people. Statecraft is the use of government power and authority for dishonest, corrupt,
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Since the beginning of civilization, governments (and churches) have been used as get-rich-quick-schemes. Since the beginning, evil, greedy, and designing people have used these institutions to amass wealth and power, and for self-aggrandizement. This is improper. It is improper for civil governments and for religious governments alike. In ancient days, a righteous king was viewed
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The proper role of government is to protect the fundamental rights of all people. Any additional roles or functions must be agreed upon and delegated to the government by the citizenry. These additional functions should probably be limited to providing essential infrastructure like roads and utilities, or regulating safety-sensitive activities, like transportation, manufacturing, or potential
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Whether we are talking about God-given rights or humanity to humanity-given rights, as explained, the codified results should be the same. So, whether you are an atheist, agnostic, deist, or any form of religionist, you ought to be content with the superlative justness of the cause, that all human beings are equal in their rights
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The right to equity under the law – It is reasonable and equitable for all humans to grant all other humans the right to equity under the law. If we are to leave theology out of the equation, then it should be considered entirely reasonable for all individual members of the human species to grant
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It would be useful if the Bible were to enumerate a list of fundamental God-given rights and liberties, but it does not. The Book of Mormon does much more than the Bible in promoting the principles of fundamental rights and liberties, but the Book of Mormon is not universally respected among Christians as divinely authentic,
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Agency is the gift of God to all animal beings giving them the ability and right to choose what they will think and do. It is the ability and right to self-determination. It is choice. It is freedom. It is liberty. It is the dignity to represent oneself on the cosmic stage of action, reaction,
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The Rule of Law is the restriction of inconsistent and arbitrary rules by establishing well-defined, equitable, and just laws that are strictly enforced. Where the Rule of Law prevails, nobody is above the law. Where the Rule of Law prevails, government executives, legislators, judges, and all elected and appointed government officials are strictly bound by
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We live in a pluralistic world and in a pluralistic universe. Not everybody is the same. Not everybody wants to be the same. Not everybody believes the same. Not everybody wants to live the same. Not everybody wants the same laws, the same standards, or the same cultural parameters. And believe it or not, God
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