Core Philosophy

ORIGIN

That 6000 years of Judeo-Christian knowledge and instruction, as written in the Bible, is the only way to order and govern any society. America was founded on these ideals, and they should always be followed.

Submission to Governing Authorities
“Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and you will be commended. For the one in authority is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for rulers do not bear the sword for no reason. They are God’s servants, agents of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer. Therefore, it is necessary to submit to the authorities, not only because of possible punishment but also as a matter of conscience.

This is also why you pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s servants, who give their full time to governing. Give to everyone what you owe them: If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.” ~ Romans 13:1-7

The following represents our understanding of humanity and the ideal way to order government based on foundational truths from the Bible; and, is congruent with the Declaration of Independence and the U. S. Constitution and all State Constitutions:

“Hold on, my  friends, to the Constitution and to the Republic for  which it stands. Miracles do not cluster, and  what has happened once in 6000  years, may not happen again. Hold on to the Constitution, for  if  the  American Constitution should fail, there  will be anarchy  throughout the  world.” ~ Daniel WEBSTER, American statesman, Constitutional lawyer who represented New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the U.S. Congress and served as the U.S. Secretary of State under 3 Presidents

Conservatism

The key to America’s peace and prosperity requires conserving and perpetuating the founding principles as detailed in the Declaration of Independence and delineated in the U.S. Constitution, which led to what is called: American Exceptionalism.

American Exceptionalism

American Exceptionalism has produced unprecedented levels of peace and prosperity and is worth preserving, perpetuating, and expanding. American Exceptionalism is the byproduct of America’s foundation: It is produced by the leadership and vision cast by our Founding Fathers that produced The Declaration of Independence, the US Constitution, and a Republic.

American Exceptionalism was achieved by honoring and living the first principles, as understood in the Bible and annunciated in the Declaration of Independence, that is, human liberty derives from God, not man; and, therefore, that government is to be limited in power and authority, which then provided for the greatest projection of human ingenuity and industry ever.

These rights are inalienable; therefore, to honor God we must live them out by the governance we afford ourselves. Soulcraft (what the church does to shape our lives) as Statecraft (what the government does to shape our lives) is essential to our peace and prosperity. We purpose to support and develop a government that respects and accentuates our foundational freedoms-religious rights, and the rest of the Bill of Rights. Constitutional conservatism is the bedrock of securing our God-given liberties and blocking the efforts to remake America into a collectivist tyranny of Socialism,Communism, Marxism, Humanism and Death.

“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children’s children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.” ~ Ronald Reagan, 40th President, from the Reagan Freedom Speech, also known as “A Time for Choosing”

FOUNDATIONAL TRUTHS

1. Liberty- human freedom- is a birthright from God.

2. The Bible delineates four spheres of governance: self, family, civic and church.

3. Church & State are complimentary [soulcraft as statecraft].

4. We must always follow the moral law of the Bible.

5. The Declaration of Independence is America’s founding document and we aim to conserve the principles delineated there.

6. There is a genealogy that leads to the Declaration of Independence- it is not an arbitrary work conjured up by America’s colonists.

7. Government should be of laws, not men [Lex Rex- no monarchies or kings/queens].

8. Government’s primary function is to restrain evil- societies are not made up of angels, but sinners; therefore, government restraint is required.

9. Government also creates the environment for and pursues righteousness and justice.

10. Leaders are to be chosen by the people [not a birthright- no kings/queens]. Ex 18:21

11. Leaders are to be qualified, to have servants’ hearts, to abhor personal [dishonest] gain and to have wisdom [fear of God].

12. Government must have restraints [checks and balances] because government is not made of angels, but sinners in need of limits.

13. The US Constitution delineates limited government. It is restrictive on what the government can and should do.

14. America is a republic. This means we are governed by leaders at various levels of government, which means that voters do not decide the laws; instead, voters decide who decides [elected officials]. The republic is based on a constitution [laws].

15. We are federalists, which means that States have sovereignty over all that is not specifically delineated in the US Constitution [see the Bill of Rights and the Tenth Amendment to the US Constitution]. This is the first separation of powers or check and balance of government.

16. There are three levels of government, with the state[s] as the originating body politic: State, Federal and local [e.g. City, county, school board, etc.] [i.e., 13 colonies became states and created the federal government- the United States…].

17. The primary functions of local/state government is public health [water and sewer], public safety [police, fire, rescue], and education.

18. We use a democratic process (elections) to select civic leaders [representatives].

19. The legislature [state and federal] is the most powerful of the three branches of government [and there is not three ‘co-equal’ branches of government].

20. Human freedom warrants a free market economy. Free market economies are what the Bible portends and is the best way to encourage human ingenuity and freedom.

21. People have property rights, that governments must protect.

22. The church must not use the sword [have a military], but the government should.

23. A just war is acceptable, which is defined by another nation [or group] attacking us or an ally first.

“A nation of well informed men who have been taught to know and prize the rights which God has given them cannot be enslaved. It is in the region of ignorance that tyranny begins.” ~ Benjamin Franklin,  Founding Father, a drafter and signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, and the first United States postmaster general. Also, scientist, inventor, diplomat, printer, publisher and political philosopher.