Category Archives: Government/Politics

Beck’s Rally – Benefit of the Doubt?

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Many Christians recently worshiped with self-proclaimed Mormon Glenn Beck at the Restoring Honor rally. Though the Mormon faith is considered a heresy by orthodox Christians, those claiming orthodoxy still maintain that this new style of interfaith worship honored Jesus and have cited several reasons. One common reason is that the true state of Mr. Beck’s heart cannot be known so… Read more »

Beck’s Rally – Two Kingdoms?

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Some Christians who joined in worship with self-proclaimed Mormon Glenn Beck at the recent Restoring Honor rally, claim they were honoring Christ. I am disturbed by this and find the reasons for such participation wanting. One reason they claim is that since there are really two kingdoms – a political, national kingdom based on government and the kingdom of God… Read more »

Glenn Beck’s Restoring Honor Rally – Honoring God or Dishonoring Jesus?

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I was saddened and confused to see prominent evangelical Christian leaders participate in Glenn Beck’s Restoring Honor rally on August 28. Had the rally been about politics or honoring American patriots, such involvement would not be troubling. However, the rally was clearly more like an attempt to worship God with multiple prayers, testimonies, scripture readings, and urgings from the pulpit… Read more »

9th Grade Essay – The Law

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Here's one of Grace's essays from her reading of The Law by Frederic Bastiat. Bastiat here exposes the motive of all promoters of the State. This motive too often lies hidden, undiscovered, perhaps, even by the promoter himself, but here it is revealed. The true purpose of the State is to mold and shape men into a machine, thereby exalting… Read more »

9th Grade Essay – Democracy in America, vol1 pt1a

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First essay from Grace's reading of Democracy in America by Alexis DeTocqueville. This is from her week's reading of Volume 1, this first half of part 1. In the early years of America, the maiden country was vastly different from Europe. In America there were different ideals, resources, and outlooks that astounded and bewildered the Europeans. De Toqueville was sent… Read more »