     (…continued) This is where religion comes in. As the government of this new nation was being formed, there was much talk about the three legs of a golden triangle, like three legs of a stool.  All three legs are needed, and each depends on the other.    The first leg of the stool, […]
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         In the Small Catechism, Martin Luther lists many of the things God has given us for which we should be thankful. Included in that list is the gift of “good government.” Tomorrow, we celebrate the 248th anniversary of the birth of our nation. There are many people these days, on both ends of the
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Somewhere along the line, and the sooner the better, we all need to take a step back from our strong political opinions and remember that we live in a DEMOCRACY, or, to be more precise, a REPUBLIC. That is to say, we make our decisions as by voting—voting for the people who will vote on
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By Randy Alcorn, posted September 28, 2020 at: http://www.epm.org ———————————    Whatever our feelings and opinions about the upcoming election, certainly we can all affirm that as Christ followers, our hope should not be in politics, nor should it be our ultimate focus.  When I was emailing with a friend recently about the issues surrounding
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   (…continued)  Europe today has total religious freedom, but very little religious conviction anymore. Muslim nations have strong religious convictions, but very little sense of religious freedom. The First Amendment has helped the United States maintain this delicate balance, but there are dangers now as there always has been.    First of all,
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    (…continued)  As the government of this new nation was being formed, there was much talk about the three legs of a golden triangle, like three legs of a stool.  All three legs are needed, and each depends on the other.    The first leg of the stool, the first principle, is that freedom requires virtue,
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   In Galatians 5:1 the Apostle Paul says, “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.  Stand firm then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.”  Paul got this idea from Jesus, who said, “You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free; and if
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    (…continued) There is one more to go.  As you know, Hilary Clinton’s name recognition and rise to power come from who she is married to.  There are many women in both parties who have served with distinction as elected officials far longer than Hilary Clinton, who has not yet even completed her first term
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Every four years we have to endure a whole year (and more) of presidential election news, commentary, and political ads. This year, the news has been dominated by even more unpleasant issues with the ongoing pandemic and riot coverage. But we will all still have to hold our noses and vote again in November. Christians
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Grover Cleveland (1837-1908) 22nd and 24th President of the United States (1885-1889 and 1893-1897) ————————— By Marvin Olasky, editor of World news magazine ( http://www.wng.org ), posted June 6, 2020. This brief excerpt is from a speech given at a conference hosted by the Jonathan Edwards Institute on July 6, 1999. The speech described and
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