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What is government? When this question is asked, most people re­spond by equating government solely to a centralized civil State. Even our lan­guage reflects the confusion: “Government? It’s in Washington,” or “The government will take care of its citizens through its many programs.” Both of these statements reflect a misunderstanding of the true nature of government. They portray the idea that the only governing institution is a political one. Historically, however, the term “government” was always qualified in some way, unlike our present-day definitions.

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Anyone who professes to be a follower of Jesus, must “arise and shine, for his light has come! 53

What Isaiah means by this is that we are to shine the light of God’s Word before our non-Christian neighbors through our words and lifestyle so they can see a godly antidote to their self-centered ways. For example, since only God’s Word works, and man’s word only fails, any civil laws we have that are based exclusively upon man’s wisdom will fail, with only those civil laws that conform to biblical truths leading to personal liberty and peace. This is what Jesus teaches by telling us that as long as we live according to His Word, we will be the “salt,” or preserver, of the earth. 54

In the last few decades it seems that significant issues that face our country have fallen by the wayside and become less important to many Christians today. Many believe that the Christian has no business in the political spectrum. Others say that we cannot do anything to change the culture or affect change nationally. Some have come to agree with the way things are, rationalizing that the Bible doesn't have much to say about morality, ethics and culture today. In many respects, the Church has become silent, or at least quite muffled on prominent ethical questions in the United States, and other places. One of the foremost of such issues is abortion. Christian or no, I think that there is a logical argument to be had regarding the issue, and even without the Bible it can be said that abortion is the wrongful taking of an innocent human being's life. In the following, I predicate the discussion that it need not be mentioned that we as Christians have a duty to stand up in defense of the innocent wherever they are.

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga., Feb. 4 /Christian Newswire/ -- Georgia Right to Life and the Radiance Foundation today announced at a press conference the launch of the Endangered Species Project, an initiative to increase awareness of the impact of abortion on Georgia's minority communities and women.

The campaign began with the placement of billboards in Dekalb and Fulton counties where the majority of abortions occur. According to Catherine Davis, Director of Minority Outreach, over 67% of the abortions in Georgia occur in those two counties. Ms Davis maintains that this is by design.

"Planned Parenthood's Negro Project is succeeding", Davis said. "They targeted blacks in order to control their birthrate, limiting the growth of populations they 'don't want too many of’ as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg revealed was the goal behind Roe v. Wade (Women on the Court, New York Times Magazine, July 2009)."

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(CNSNews.com) - In the history of the United States, Congress has never forced individual Americans to buy any good or service. That would change if the health care bills approved by either the House or Senate ever became law. Each would require individuals to buy a health insurance plan approved by the government.

Since Congress started debating these bills, CNSNews.com has been asking members of Congress: Where does the Constitution authorize Congress to force individuals to buy health insurance?...

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How many times have you heard that the Ten Commandments are no longer necessary today? Or that since Christ said that He came to "fulfill the law" (Matthew 5:17), Christians are not obligated to them any longer. Or that the Ten Commandments were given to Israel, not modern America. The list could go on. Many Christians, unaware as they are of the Old Testament, make all sorts of bizarre remarks to avoid facing up to the fact of God's law. The pertinent question has been phrased many different ways, but essentially it is this: "If not God's law, which law? And if not God's law, why not?" In other words, if God's law has been set aside, which one do we put in its place? And, if we claim that God's law is no longer binding on individuals, where do we get our biblical justification for claiming this? The answers have been many and varied, but they have seldom been convincing.

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1.) Co-opt the Christian church and faith so that it teaches a faith system that is still called Christianity that is inimical to a freedom loving people maintaining the desire to remain free.

2.) View the Constitution as a living document and in doing so completely eviscerate the 9th and 10th amendments as well as the whole notion of separation of powers. This is achieved via Judicial and Bureaucratic fiat.

3.)Eliminate all competing zones of societal sovereignty. Rid family, church, academia, and other parallel institutions of their ability to legislate their respective realms independent of the State.

4.) Criminalize the individual who has been taught critical thinking skills. Attack this individual and his inalienable rights through fiat laws (see #2) that lead to perpetual harassment.

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First, a bit of personal background.

I'm an adopted child, one of six adopted children in my family. I was a young child when Roe was handed down, and public discussion of abortion prompted me to ask my mother what it was. I was stunned and horrified almost beyond expression.

"People couldn't really do that!" I exclaimed.

As a young adult I was very active in the pro-life movement, and on one occasion -- while working with a national pro-life group -- had an audience with a Mormon Church PR official at Church Headquarters in Salt Lake City. Exceptionally well-dressed and adorned with a very expensive coiffure, this gentleman spent an hour or so dancing around the issue of whether abortion was "murder," displaying a grace and agility that Fred Astaire would have envied.

Imagine for a moment if Senator Orrin Hatch from Mormon dominated Republican Utah said, when asked, "Are you pro-life?"

"Yes, I am pro-life. I'm against partial-birth abortions. I'm against federal funding of abortions. And I believe in a strong parental consent notification law."

Remember that position: Pro-life. That is the position of James Dobson and Focus on the Family, the Roman Catholic Bishops, Phyllis Schlafly and the Eagle Forum, Steve Ertelt and National Right to Life. They have each actively opposed or refused to endorse the Personhood initiative -- a strategy for passing state amendments that would recognize the right to life of all human beings from conception to natural death -- thinking that pushing for an outright ban on abortion would be counter-productive at this point in time...

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