All posts by Samuel Adams

I've lived in Canon City my whole life. It makes me sick to think of where this country is headed. The solutions are in God's Word.
Christianity, Secession

Is Secession Biblical?

Here’s what Gordan Runyan has to say about that question in his local newspaper column.

SECESSION: THE BIBLICAL WISDOM OF MOVING ON

Sometimes the best thing to do is walk away. Stop throwing pearls to the swine, as Jesus said. When the arguments have all been had, and everybody’s made their points a million times, maybe a peaceful split is not the worst answer in the world.

That was the thinking of the signers of “The Declaration of Independence”. All efforts at reconciliation had failed. It was time to go. They declared their intention to secede from the authority of King George III. Of course, the tyrant branded that effort as rebellious. It didn’t have to be a war, but he made it one.

They didn’t do anything wrong by trying to secede. In fact, the concept of political secession is seen in the Bible repeatedly. There are times when it’s the only wise option remaining.

I’m defining secession here as the effort to separate from one, earthly authority’s jurisdiction, for the sake of establishing a new authority.

“Let my people go,” was the word of the Lord through Moses to Pharaoh. It didn’t have to get ugly. The wicked ruler turned it into a cosmic showdown between Yahweh and the deities of Egypt. If the tyrant had not repeatedly hardened his heart, the damage could’ve been minimized.

We know how it turned out. The people of God eventually completed their secession from the political authority of Egypt, and were established as a new, sovereign nation.

Generations later, after the reigns of David and Solomon, the next king was a fool named Rehoboam, and history’s worst inaugural speech resulted in a split within Israel, with the ten Northern tribes seceding from his rule to establish their own authority. Now, Rehoboam was no more in favor of secession than Pharaoh had been, and when he tried to put a stop to it by force, Yahweh put a stop to his scheme. At the end of the day, the tribes wound up accomplishing a completely successful secession. The Bible is careful to let us know that God was behind this entire turn of events. (1 Kings 12:1-24)

There are other, smaller secessions that you’ve probably never thought of in that light. Abraham suggested a peaceful split with Lot, and that is what happened. Abraham flourished as a result. Jacob seceded from the authority of his powerful father-in-law, and, again, the patriarch flourished.

Scripturally speaking, secession is a legitimate action that is not the same as rebellion or war, although tyrants can turn it into that, and wreak havoc thereby. Biblical secession, done well, aims at a peaceful split that allows both parties to prosper.

Regarding the Coronavirus situation, in a cloud of chaotic half-truths and misinformation, one thing seems clear: That is, the divisions in this nation are deep, persistent, and most likely irreconcilable apart from great bloodshed. I’m not sure what the harm would be in simply letting the sides in this division separate peacefully and run their worlds in the manner they think best.

Let’s pray for the godly peace of our land.

Abolish The Police, Basic Economics, Capitalism

Defund The Police?

I’m loving the demands to defund the police. That is exactly what I’ve been saying for a long time. I’m somewhat alarmed that many of my conservative friends are mocking the idea. Of course, it’s being advocated by liberals and Democrats, so a certain percentage of conservatives will oppose the idea in a knee-jerk fashion just because of who is proposing it.

The problem is that when they oppose defunding police, they are defending a socialist-funded, government-run service that has protected the business of abortion for almost 50 years. When you defend a socialist-funded government program, what you’re saying is that you want to continue to force people to pay for this service, because you can’t imagine any other way of receiving police services. You are committing the sin of covetousness.

Liberals have their socialist programs, and some don’t even mind being called socialists. Conservatives have their socialist programs and they don’t like being called socialists, but that is certainly what they are.

When liberals want to defund a socialist program, that is a win for conservaitves. When liberals want to defund the enforcement arm of a socialist state, you are scoring a huge victory. Socialism doesn’t work without police (tax collectors/thugs with guns). All conservatives should join with them in working to end socialist-funded government policing, and pointing out that government police provide inferior service, because it is funded by government by force, without free market competition.

If government police ceased to exist would chaos rule the streets as conservatives seem to believe? It sounds like a stupid question to me. Have you given up your guns? If an intruder came into your house, would you feel better that the police will arrive in 10 minutes (if you’re lucky) or that you have a gun by your bed? Are you going to be consistent with your belief in the 2nd Amendment, or just give up your guns and let the government take care of you? Police are the chaos, not the solution to the chaos. For Pete’s sake, they drive around making sure you have the right sticker on your car. You are being ripped off by the police. Police and government are the criminals, not the solutions to crime.

There are biblical and free market replacements for police. I’m not advocating that criminals go unpunished. America had no police for many decades after its founding. Defunding police is consistent with the founding principles. Liberals happened upon this truth for different reasons, and conservatives would be stupid to oppose them.

Power Trip

Is The Government REally Concerned With Saving Lives?

Here’s a quote from a random stranger on Facebook. I really think he hits the nail on the head.

“Okay, let’s be real. They don’t care about people dying. They care about conformity enforcement. For them, their community told them to do something, their community dictates their actions to them because that’s part of being in a society for them — they are cogs in a machine. And seeing other humans in the same community not marching in lockstep with everybody else is jarring for them. That’s why there are so many Karens calling the cops on people going outside. They’re just going along with and enforcing their culture’s collective action. Whether it is effective or harmful is, to them, beside the point.”

Resistance to Tyranny is Obedience to God

Awesome Quote

Nicholas Perez writes, “Foreign dictators like the Federal Beast, and the 50 States are not civil governments by a Biblical standard. These tyrants have conquered us, and if we call evil good by legitimizing their rule, we will never put them under Christ’s feet.”

“We must work/pray together toward peaceful rebellion, and undermine the Beast from all angles–voting and running for office are not excluded from our subterfuge. What cannot be tolerated is calling the Beast a “civil government.” For Christians, civil governments is an institution prescribed by God’s law. It must not be confounded with foreign dictators, such as we see in D.C.. How can we ever defeat evil if we call evil good?”

End Public School

How Public School Fosters Socialism and Communism

That’s a great video, and she makes great points. I’m sure elsewhere, she’s covered the fact that the whole thing is funded by socialism. People without kids and people who don’t send their kids to public school and those who are morally opposed to government education (me) are still forced to pay via property taxes. And don’t think that if you’re a renter that you get out of paying property tax.

End Public School

It’s Free

The following comes from Jerri Lynn Ward.

Hi!  I am an American parent.  I willingly send my children as young as 5 years old to be educated by people I don’t know because it’s FREE!  Aren’t I smart? I know the teachers might be Commies and that they might make my kids learn about anal sex as practiced by sodomites, but it is FREE!  I know my 5 year old might get beat up on the bus, but it is FREE!  I know that education majors are taught bullshit and come from the stupid category of college majors, but it is FREE!  I know that government schools outlaw the influence of Christ, but I can make up for 38 hours a week of humanism with 30 minutes of Sunday School at my mega church.  Besides,  it’s FREE!

Abolish The Police, Another Lying Cop

Lying Cops #1014 – Des Moines, Iowa Edition

The narrator on this video explains the lies very thoroughly. I keep debating about whether these cops are lying about whether people have to identify themselves or whether they’re truly in error. I think these cops are just this stupid and untrained as to think that people have to hang on their every word and obey their every whim. I hope this guy sues this PD and gets a huge check.

Here’s my next question. Why does the DA take a case like this to court? The DA knows the law.

This is my strategy if I find myself being harassed by cops:
1. Don’t answer any police questions–even the greeting like, “How are you?” If you answer the initial questions, they will get suspicious when you refuse to answer the more incriminating questions.
2. Avoid being arrested, because even though this case shouldn’t have gone to trial, thank God the jury acquitted. But I have shocking news for you. A good percentage of our fellow citizens are bootlicking statists, and the outcome of a jury trial is a crap shoot. I don’t want to be arrested or face a jury, even if I’m 100% correct and have taken pains to ensure I’m within the law.

Here’s the video of the lying cops of Des Moines, Iowa.

Christianity, Theonomy

Here’s What Happens When You Reject Theonomy

This Amburgy guy says we’re not under the Old Testament law, so we don’t have to worry about that. He’s read the Bible dozens of times, and he had an exact count. Yet just reading it hasn’t seemed to help him very much. If you reject theonomy, this is the kind of stupid stuff you end up saying.

He says that in Islamic countries, it is just to cut off a thief’s hand! I have no idea what to say. Is justice different in Muslim countries? Why would justice change from place to place? God’s throne is built on righteousness and justice, but he doesn’t really care what justice is on earth? What a stupid thing to say.

Maybe he needs to read the Bible several dozen more times.

And to think that a theonomist who wants to apply God’s perfect law to society is saying that our salvation is anything but a free gift is silly.

I’ve yet to hear a good argument against theonomy that doesn’t eventually lead to some sort of abject stupidity. It was just much easier to get out of Glenn than it is out of most other people.

Abortion

Trump Isn’t Pro-Life

If you want to lose the debate on abortion, and ensure that it stays legal for another 47 years, this is the moronic line of argumentation you should use.

He’s pro-life unless the baby’s father is a rapist, or may endanger the mother. Then, the baby is apparently subhuman, and can be cut into pieces. And ol’ Mr. greatest gift to the pro-life movement is actually pro-choice.

If you want to start winning this debate, you have to hold a consistent position. Abortion is murder, because babies are human from conception. The baby of a rapist is still a human with the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. If a pregnancy is risking the life of the mother, both the mother and the baby should receive the maximum amount of medical treatment available. (I don’t know what kind of mother would say that if her life was in danger, her child should be hacked to pieces.)

In reality, this is generally the pro-life position, certainly of elected officials. If this is what passes for pro-life, we need to put an end to the pro-life movement. there is a movement to abolish abortion, and this movement is called abolitionism. That is what I am, and there is no peace with child sacrifice in abolitionism.

Border Policy

Should Israel Have Open Borders, Too?

Someone asked that question on Facebook, and here is the awesome response by Nicholas Perez.

“Country” is a confusing word, because it is foreign to the Bible. When we impose our contemporary concept of “nation state” on the Bible, we are bound to get confused, because “nations” in the Bible were people united by a common god, and Israel was united by it’s being being governed by the law of the one, true God. Nation states as we know them today are united by a common government, which is why I do not identify as an American. I am a Christian, and I am ruled by God’s law. True, I am commanded to submit to the pagan rulers set over me, but only until their evil rule is overthrown, and righteousness is established.

The reason I bring that up first is that I would not want to confuse a “nation,” as we know them today, with a Biblical nation.

In order to speak without confusion, we would not ask ourselves whether a pagan “nation” like Israel or the USA ought to have open borders. That is like asking, “Should a homosexual man stop cheating on his husband?” The question is nonsense, because homosexuality is evil, and their “marriage” is illegitimate, null, and void. The same is true of nation states as we know them. Their very existence is illegitimate, null, and void. To ask whether or not an illegitimate entity should not violate the right of travel of free people is a nonsense question, and a redundancy when worded accurately. What the homosexual in the analogy really needs is to repent and submit to God’s law. Once he does that, EVERYTHING will change.

The same is true of Israel and the US. Everything must change, and once they submit to God, they will not only open up their borders. They will cease to be nation states, for there is no such thing as a Biblical nation state (in the sense that we know them).

Perhaps a better and more direct way to answer your question is if you were asking it this way, “Did the Biblical nation of Israel have open borders, even though they were surrounded by their enemies?” The simple answer is, yes. It did.