LETTERS

TO THE EDITOR

God and laws

To the editor:

In reference to coverage of the Patriots for Liberty of Marion County meeting in January, a video featured Bill Federer, an American historian. We viewed the first 20 minutes of 142.

The video was entitled “Covenant Government — God’s Plan for Freedom and Responsibility.”

In the video, Federer identifies recorded societies, almost all of them featuring one supreme ruler. Unlike most of those societies, our country is radically different. Because of our founding principles, citizens are the rulers.

If you know your Old Testament, you will remember that God was opposed to His people’s desire for a king and informed them of the ramifications.

The largest source of influence on our country’s foundation is the Bible. In fact, more than 30% of our founding principles were based on the Bible.

The Pilgrims, before they set foot on the shores of America, signed what is known as the Mayflower Compact. It is, in essence, a blueprint for a covenant between the Pilgrims and God. This covenant is part of our foundation.

Liberty is jeopardized when citizens do not know foundational principles on which our country stands.

Federer pointed out that man-made laws that oppose principles of the Bible and God ultimately do not work well for a society.

Until Jesus walked this earth, women and children did not hold much value, and in many cultures they still do not.

No one is required to be a Christian in this country; however, everyone should know where our liberty was birthed.

There is not enough space in this letter to expound further on the influence the Bible had upon our form of a republic.

Just know that much of the influence came from revelations received by persons who were clergy: John Robinson, pastor of the Pilgrims; John Peter Muhlenberg; his brother, Frederick Augustus, both of them serving in the first session of our new Congress; and Thomas Hooker just to name a few.

It was reported by the British that if it hadn’t been for the “Black-Robed Regiment” America would have lost the Revolutionary War.

As far as being a Christian Nationalist, whatever that means, I plead guilty to loving my country and Jesus.

Daryl Enos
rural Marion