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“Penumbras Formed by Emanations”

Written by Buddy Hanson
Tuesday, 20 March 2007
This week will be full of opportunities: Opportunities to apply biblical principles to your decisions, or to make excuses for why you trust more in man’s wisdom, rather than in God’s. Christians are the only people on the face of the earth who know the truth. (God’s Word is truth. Psalm 119.160; John 17.17). To not base our decisions upon biblical principles is to dishonor and blaspheme our Lord, Savior and King, Jesus Christ.* Should our state and federal constitutions be interpreted strictly according to what they say? That this question represents a major controversy in our culture only attests to how many judges who profess to be Christians need some serious work on their worldview. There is no biblical reason for them to answer “No” to this question, because Christians believe in absolute truth and therefore the absolute meaning of words. After all, our Lord, Savior and King, Jesus Christ is “the Word.” John 1.1 Some judges recognize this and resort to word games like the former Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas, who proclaimed “prenumbras formed by emanations” justified his decision to overlook some specific guarantees of the Bill of Rights. A penumbra is a partial shadow between regions of complete darkness and complete illumination, as in an eclipse, and whatever “illumination” Justice Douglas received was very clearly not from God. Other justices, not liking the clear intentions of the absolute principles contained in our Constitution, suggest turning to the laws of other countries. When they come to a particular case with their decision in mind, and can’t find specific words, or even, “prenumbras formed by emanations” they search the laws of other countries until they find one then cite that as justification for their ruling! Instead of viewing words as clear means of communicating our intents, they distort and abuse them in order to change culture according to their self-centered agenda. In other words, they view themselves as gods! In the 18th century the 2nd President of America, John Adams, remarked, “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate for the government of any other.” When President Adams made this statement the word “religion” was synonymous with “Christianity.” His meaning was that without a people who believed in absolute truths, a constitution wasn’t worth the paper it was written on, because judges and legislators would attach their personal meanings to it. The U.S. Constitution (and each of the original State Constitutions) was written to provide personal liberty for self-governing citizens and protection from a tyrannical civil government. Your Calling: And be not conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. (Romans 12.2) Your Goal: Your Kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. (Matthew 6.10) That the sole object and only legitimate end of government is to protect the citizen in the enjoyment of life, liberty, and property, and when the government assumes other functions it is usurpation and oppression. Alabama Constitution, Article 1, Section 35 Worldviews Contrasted Socialism: You have two cows, the government takes one cow and gives it to your neighbor. Communism: You have two cows, the government takes both and gives you part of the milk. Fascism: You have two cows, the government takes both and sells you the milk. Bureaucracy: You have two cows, the government takes both of them, shoots one, milks the other and pours the milk down the drain. Capitalism/Christianity: You have two cows, you sell one and buy a bull. Nazism – The government shoots you and seizes both cows. Politically Correct – Since either eating a cow, or drinking the milk of a cow might hurt the feelings of other cows, let’s admire them for what they are and starve to death. Postmodernism – I have definite ideas about cows, and you have no right to attempt to alter them, however, I also know that I have no right to attempt to alter your ideas about cows, so let’s just “agree to disagree” about what we should do with them. Christian Policy Network’s MISSION – To make Satan’s worst nightmare come true by assisting Christian legislators and judges “connect their Spiritual Dots” to their daily decision-making and “walk their talk” by framing the cultural debate according to God’s ideas vs. Man’s ideas, instead of according to conservative man’s ideas vs. liberal man’s ideas, because once God is taken out of the cultural debate only non-Christians ideas will prevail. Since God’s Word is truth, any decision (legislative or otherwise) that does not conform to biblical principles is false and will not be successful, regardless of how much time, effort and/or money is thrown at it. The Christian Worldview Resources Center provides resources for individuals, parents and church groups on how to incorporate biblical principles into their worldview and lifestyle. Contact Buddy Hanson about a presentation for your Homeschool or church group, or click on to www.graceandlaw.com for a variety of helpful and widely acclaimed books. Christian Policy Network & Christian Worldview Resources Center Buddy Hanson President 2 Windsor Drive Tuscaloosa, AL 35404 205.454.1442 www.graceandlaw.com Editor's Note: This commentary is taken from the March 19, 2007 issue of TGIM, Volume 7, Number 12. To receive TGIM, please contact Mr. Buddy Hanson. Thank you, AW.
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