Democracy and capitalism – two concepts easily criticized. Democracy is rule by majority, without guarantees for minorities. Capitalism is ruled by profit where all necessities are purchased by whomever offers the most, regardless of need. But when a noble people embraced those two concepts and formed a government guided by Christian principles, the nation that emerged ruled the world and provided a standard of living to all of its people such as the world had never witnessed. The measure to which we abandon these four pillars of our country, democracy, capitalism, noble people and Christian principles, will be the measure of our failure.
PS I lifted this but it is good. Ira
One can 'debate' the "noble people" who is to say who is noble. If a 'people' aspires to democracy, is willing to work & has principles then they are noble. Ira
1:6 An elder must be blameless, the husband of one wife, with faithful children who cannot be charged with dissipation or rebellion. 1:7 For the overseer must be blameless as one entrusted with God’s work, not arrogant, not prone to anger, not a drunkard, not violent, not greedy for gain. 1:8 Instead he must be hospitable, devoted to what is good, sensible, upright, devout, and self-controlled. 1:9 He must hold firmly to the faithful message as it has been taught, so that he will be able to give exhortation in such healthy teaching and correct those who speak against it.
Paul’s list of the qualifications can be divided into four easy categories: a general qualification, domestic qualifications, personal qualifications, and doctrinal qualifications. Literally, the list is begun abruptly with “if anyone is blameless,…” The particle “if” does not imply doubt, but assumes there will be those who are so qualified, but the idea is that only these can be appointed. It might even be put into the form of a question. “Is anyone blameless? Then let him be appointed.”
...you are a product of your environment, your environment is a product of your priorities, your priorities are a product of you......
The replacement of morality and conscience with law produces a deadly paradox.
STOP BEING GOOD DEMOCRATS---STOP BEING GOOD REPUBLICANS--START BEING GOOD AMERICANS
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