OBCL News & Articles
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...
True Authority over Nations
True Authority over Nations The American founders held certain truths to be self-evident. These truths explain...
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...
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...
Self-Evident Truth – Created Equal
Self-Evident Truth - Created Equal Establishing the existence of the Creator as a legal and governmental presupposition also dictates other self-evident truths regarding the nature, value, and purpose of human beings....
Self-Evident Truth – The Creator
Self-Evident Truth - The Creator Self-evident truth is knowable by all. It is not hidden from a person’s ability to comprehend. It is self-evident because it is common knowledge by simple observation and...
Is Truth Knowable?
Is Truth Knowable? After acknowledging that there is truth, one question is whether truth is knowable? If so, is all truth knowable, or is some truth hidden from a person’s understanding?
Is There Really Truth?
People in every generation must address the question, “Is there Truth?”
Alumni Spotlight – First Full-time President
Congratulations to Will Estrada on becoming the first full-time president of the Parental Rights Foundation! "What do we mean by Fundamental Rights? Well, these are the highest level of rights protected under our...
What Is A Christian Attorney?
What Is A Christian Attorney?Jesus as the Advocate of TruthJesus as the Counselor of ReconciliationJesus as the Minister of Justice What Is A Christian Attorney? A Christian attorney is, first and foremost, a...
What is Law?
What is Law? It has been over forty years since I graduated from law school and, to the best of my recollection, the question “What is law?” was never addressed in any of my required courses. During law school, one was...
Whose Jurisdiction Is It?
With any legal policy question, in addition to asking what should be done, we must also ask who has the authority to do something about the problem. Individuals? Church? Government?
Taking a Stand for Life
An alumnus shares her work in the defense of life.
“I sip my second cup of coffee as my phone’s buzz fills my ear. I fiddle with the volume. The mechanical voice says, “You will now enter the meeting”.
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...
Self-Evident Truth – Created Equal
Self-Evident Truth - Created Equal Establishing the existence of the Creator as a legal and governmental presupposition also dictates other self-evident truths regarding the nature, value, and purpose of human beings....
Self-Evident Truth – The Creator
Self-Evident Truth - The Creator Self-evident truth is knowable by all. It is not hidden from a person’s ability to comprehend. It is self-evident because it is common knowledge by simple observation and...
Is Truth Knowable?
Is Truth Knowable? After acknowledging that there is truth, one question is whether truth is knowable? If so, is all truth knowable, or is some truth hidden from a person’s understanding?
Is There Really Truth?
People in every generation must address the question, “Is there Truth?”
Alumni Spotlight – First Full-time President
Congratulations to Will Estrada on becoming the first full-time president of the Parental Rights Foundation! "What do we mean by Fundamental Rights? Well, these are the highest level of rights protected under our...
What Is A Christian Attorney?
What Is A Christian Attorney?Jesus as the Advocate of TruthJesus as the Counselor of ReconciliationJesus as the Minister of Justice What Is A Christian Attorney? A Christian attorney is, first and foremost, a...