In this article, I address another of the Constitution’s more serious “camels”—which Christians should be choking on instead of swallowing. Article 2’s Executive Usurpation Isaiah 33:22 informs us that Yahweh1 is our judge, lawgiver, and king. This means He alone is sovereign: He who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and […]
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Swallowing Camels… Pt. 4
Posted: 24th May 2013 by Ted Weiland in UncategorizedTags: Alexis de Tocqueville, Article 2, Colonial governments, Compact, constitution, constitutional framers, Constitutional Republic, Fundamental Agreement of the Colony of New Haven, McGuffey's Eclectic Reader, Portsmouth, Puritans, Rhode Island, sovereignty, theocracy, theocratic, William McGuffey
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Swallowing Camels… Pt. 3
Posted: 17th May 2013 by Ted Weiland in UncategorizedTags: Article 1, Christendom, commandments statutes and judgments, constitution, constitutional framers, supreme law of the land, swallowing camels
In this article, I continue to address some of the Constitution’s more serious “camels”—which Christians should be choking on instead of swallowing. Article 1’s Legislative Usurpation Noah Webster’s 1828 American Dictionary of the English Language defines a “legislator” as “a lawgiver, one who makes laws….”1 How does this definition and Article 1’s Legislative Branch comport […]
Swallowing Camels… Pt. 1
Posted: 3rd May 2013 by Ted Weiland in UncategorizedTags: Baal, constitution, Constitutional Christians, constitutional framers, Constitutional Republic, First Commandment, humanists, idolatry, Preamble, theocracy, We the People
In the previous series, “Straining at Gnats…,” I addressed what is regrettably an all too common malady among people who call themselves Constitutional Christians—that is, the propensity to try to read the Bible into the Constitution or, at least, into the minds of its framers. The extent that some people go in their attempt to […]
Straining at Gnats… Pt. 7
Posted: 26th April 2013 by Ted Weiland in UncategorizedTags: Article 6, Bill Fortenberry, Christian Constitututionalists, Christian tests, constitution, constitutional framers, Hidden Facts of the Founding Era, straining at gnats, supreme law of the land, traditions of men, We the People
In this article, I complete my examination of Mr. Fortenberry’s “Hidden Facts of the Founding Era,” in which he proposes forty-eight points that allegedly prove the Constitution was based upon the Bible. Point #45 “Article 6 – ‘All debts contracted and engagements entered into, before the adoption of this Constitution, shall be as valid against […]
Straining at Gnats… Pt. 6
Posted: 19th April 2013 by Ted Weiland in UncategorizedTags: Article 3, Article 4, Article 6, Bill Fortenberry, constitution, constitutional framers, good behavior, Hidden Facts of the Founding Era, judges, Judicial Branch, juries, jury nullification, sovereignty, treason, two or more witnesses
In this article, I continue to examine Mr. Fortenberry’s “Hidden Facts of the Founding Era,” in which he proposes forty-eight points that allegedly prove the Constitution was based upon the Bible. Point #37 “Article 3, Section 1 – ‘The Judges, both of the Supreme and inferior courts, shall hold their offices during good behaviour.’ The […]
Straining at Gnats . . . Pt. 5
Posted: 12th April 2013 by Ted Weiland in UncategorizedTags: Amendment 1, appointment, Article 2, Article 3, Article 6, Bill Fortenberry, constitution, Constitutional Republic, elections, Electoral College System, freedom of religion, graduated judicial system, Hidden Facts of the Founding Era, judges, presidential oath
In this article, I continue to examine Mr. Fortenberry’s “Hidden Facts of the Founding Era,” in which he proposes forty-eight points that allegedly prove the Constitution was based upon the Bible. Point #30 “Article 2, Section 1 – ‘The electors shall meet in their respective states, and vote by ballot…. The person having the greatest […]
Straining at Gants . . . Pt. 4
Posted: 5th April 2013 by Ted Weiland in UncategorizedTags: Amdment 32, Amendment 14, Article 1, Bill Fortenberry, citizenship, constitution, constitutional framers, Hidden Facts of the Founding Era, militia, militray-industrial complex, Puritans, Romans 13, warfare
In this article, I continue to examine Mr. Fortenberry’s “Hidden Facts of the Founding Era,” in which he proposes forty-eight points that allegedly prove the Constitution was based upon the Bible. Point #15: “Article 1, Section 8 – ‘To establish an uniform rule of naturalization.’ In accordance with this law, Congress was to provide a […]
Straining at Gnats . . . Pt. 3
Posted: 29th March 2013 by Ted Weiland in UncategorizedTags: Article 1, bicameral legislature, Bill Fortenberry, constitution, constitutional framers, Hidden Facts of the Founding Era, House of Representatives, humanism, power of impeachment, Romans 13:1-7, Senate, straining at gnats
In this article, I’ll continue to examine Mr. Fortenberry’s “Hidden Facts of the Founding Era,” in which he proposes forty-eight points that allegedly prove the Constitution was based on the Bible. Point #4: “Article 1, Section 2 – ‘The House of Representatives… shall have the sole power of impeachment.’ The power of impeachment has been […]
Straining at Gnats . . . Pt. 2
Posted: 22nd March 2013 by Ted Weiland in UncategorizedTags: appointments, Article 1, bicameral legislature, Bill Fortenberry, constitution, constitutional framers, elections, Hidden Facts of the Founding Era, House of Representatives, straining at gnats
When I wrote last week’s article, I had no intentions of its being a multi-part series. That was before I read Bill Fortenberry’s “Hidden Facts of the Founding Era.” His article proposes forty-eight points intended to prove the Constitution was based upon the Bible. In actuality, his article is a case study in straining at […]