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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....
15 Years of Memories with Law School Friends
15 Years of Memories with Law School Friends As I write this, I’m sitting in the penthouse lounge of my apartment...
Mediation: The Key to Mutual Success
What is Mediation? Well, let’s look first at what it is not: 1) It is not a way to punish your opposing party;...
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...
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...
True Right to Life
True Right to Life It is not surprising that America’s founders listed physical “life” as the first unalienable right. Without life you can have no other unalienable rights from the Creator, but with the endowment of...
True Unalienable Duties
True Unalienable Duties While you may not have heard anyone speak in terms of unalienable duties, duties are implicit within the concept of rights. If there are unalienable rights from the Creator, there are...
True Unalienable Rights
True Unalienable Rights Inalienability presupposes that it is the Creator, not man, who endows us with certain unalienable gifts— unalienable rights among men. Maybe that is why few people, not even lawyers and judges,...
The Truth of Inalienability
The words “unalienable” or “inalienable” are not used very often in today’s culture because inherent within their meaning are certain truths. Unalienable means unable to be taken away from, or given away by, the...
The Truth of Creator-Endowed Attributes
The Truth of Creator-Endowed Attributes The one who designs and creates something knows more about his creation than anyone else. The creator knows the characteristics of his creation, its functions, and its...
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...
True Right to Life
True Right to Life It is not surprising that America’s founders listed physical “life” as the first unalienable right. Without life you can have no other unalienable rights from the Creator, but with the endowment of...
True Unalienable Duties
True Unalienable Duties While you may not have heard anyone speak in terms of unalienable duties, duties are implicit within the concept of rights. If there are unalienable rights from the Creator, there are...












