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1 boy, an attorney, and “the least of these”
Attorney defends an 11 year-old's vision of ministering to "the least of these". OBCL Alumnus Matt McReynolds...
New Opportunity for Professor
Earlier this month, Criminal Law Professor, Bob Whalen, was sworn in as a member of the Fresno County Judiciary....
The Ultimate Question: “Religion” vs. “Philosophy of Government”
“Religion or philosophy of government?” This is the ultimate question that must be addressed when dealing with the...
1 boy, an attorney, and “the least of these”
Attorney defends an 11 year-old's vision of ministering to "the least of these". OBCL Alumnus Matt McReynolds...
New Opportunity for Professor
Earlier this month, Criminal Law Professor, Bob Whalen, was sworn in as a member of the Fresno County Judiciary....
True Authority over Nations
True Authority over Nations The American founders held certain truths to be self-evident. These truths explain unalienable rights from the Creator. Governments are instituted among men by the consent of the governed to...
True Causes to Alter or Abolish Governments
True Causes to Alter or Abolish Governments The colonial representatives who met in 1776 took very seriously the deliberations on their future relationship with Great Britain. To declare the colonies as “free and...
True Safety and Happiness
True Safety and Happiness One of the enumerated unalienable rights is the “pursuit of happiness.” Within the Declaration this truth is reiterated in the context of the right of the people to alter or abolish an...
True Consent of the Governed
True Consent of the Governed The American founders recognized that with great authority comes great responsibility. Yet people are fallible with weaknesses and they lack perfect wisdom. In addition, people have...
True Source of Political Authority
True Source of Political Authority “To secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.” This statement encapsulates the heart of the “American...
True Institution of Governments
True Institution of Governments It is very significant that our founders stated in the Declaration of Independence that “governments are instituted among men” for the purpose of securing unalienable rights. The first...
True Security of Unalienable Rights
The Security of Unalienable Rights The Declaration of Independence makes a profound statement about the role of civil government. Our founders came to view a civil government quite differently than the then philosophy...
True Right to Pursue Happiness
True Right to Pursue Happiness The third unalienable right mentioned in the Declaration of Independence is the “pursuit of happiness.” If “liberty” was meant to be restricted to the absence of physical restraint...
True Right to Liberty
Right to Liberty Today, “liberty” is used to describe different things to different people. Some say that liberty is personal autonomy without limitations. Others view liberty as the absence of physical restraint. In...
1 boy, an attorney, and “the least of these”
An 11-year old boy and an attorney making a difference for “the least of these”.
New Opportunity for Professor
Earlier this month, Criminal Law Professor, Bob Whalen, was sworn in as a member of the Fresno County Judiciary. Congratulations, Judge Whalen! May the Lord give you wisdom in this new position as a minister of...
The Ultimate Question: “Religion” vs. “Philosophy of Government”
“Religion or philosophy of government?” This is the ultimate question that must be addressed when dealing with the religion clauses in the Constitution. If something is within the realm of religion, the first amendment...
True Authority over Nations
True Authority over Nations The American founders held certain truths to be self-evident. These truths explain unalienable rights from the Creator. Governments are instituted among men by the consent of the governed to...
True Causes to Alter or Abolish Governments
True Causes to Alter or Abolish Governments The colonial representatives who met in 1776 took very seriously the deliberations on their future relationship with Great Britain. To declare the colonies as “free and...
True Safety and Happiness
True Safety and Happiness One of the enumerated unalienable rights is the “pursuit of happiness.” Within the Declaration this truth is reiterated in the context of the right of the people to alter or abolish an...
True Consent of the Governed
True Consent of the Governed The American founders recognized that with great authority comes great responsibility. Yet people are fallible with weaknesses and they lack perfect wisdom. In addition, people have...
True Source of Political Authority
True Source of Political Authority “To secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.” This statement encapsulates the heart of the “American...
True Institution of Governments
True Institution of Governments It is very significant that our founders stated in the Declaration of Independence that “governments are instituted among men” for the purpose of securing unalienable rights. The first...