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 […]
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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
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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 […]
Straining at Gnats . . . Pt. 1
Posted: 15th March 2013 by Ted Weiland in UncategorizedTags: constitution, constitutional framers, Pharisees, Sundays excepted, year of our Lord
When Christ accused the scribes and Pharisees of straining out gnats and swallowing camels, He was reprimanding them for putting greater emphasis upon the minor issues of Yahweh’s1 law to the exclusion of the weightier matters. This inversion was born from their emphasis upon outward obedience over inward motivation: Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, […]
Newtown’s Massacre, Today’s Cultural Abyss, and Gun-Free Zones
Posted: 21st December 2012 by Ted Weiland in UncategorizedTags: American culture, Christian foundations, constitution, constitutional framers, gun control, gun debate, gun-free zones, Newtown shooting, righteous judgments, rights, Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, Second Amendment, world view
The December 14, 2012, Newtown, Connecticut, Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting has impacted all Americans—but not necessarily in the same way. Nor should we expect it would. Regardless which side of the gun debate we find ourselves on, all of us grieve for the families of those whose loved ones were killed. However, beyond our […]
Today’s Mount Carmel Christians
Posted: 14th December 2012 by Ted Weiland in UncategorizedTags: Christian Constitututionalists, constitution, constitutional framers, Marbury v. Madison, supreme law of the land, vox populi vox dei
Humanity’s eminent question is never that of god or no god, but which god: Yahweh or Baal (1 Kings 18:21), God or Caesar (Matthew 22:21), or God or mammon (Matthew 6:24)? “How long halt ye between two opinions? If Yahweh be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him.” (1 Kings 18:21) This was […]
First Commandment Violators: Framers and Bloggers Alike
Posted: 8th December 2012 by Ted Weiland in UncategorizedTags: Amendment 1, Benjamin Franklin, constitution, constitutional framers, Establishment Clause, First Amendment, Free Excercise Clause, freedom of religion, humanism, monotheism, pluralism, polytheism, polytheistic, relativism, statism
Christian bloggers beware! Could you be guilty of the same First Commandment violation as were the constitutional framers? You are if you allow commenters on your blog to promote or justify non-Christian religions (such as Judaism, Islam, and Hinduism), including atheism and cults (such as Catholicism, Mormonism, and the Jehovah Witnesses). For many deceivers are […]
5 Reasons the Constitution is Our Cutting-Edge Issue
Posted: 17th November 2012 by Ted Weiland in UncategorizedTags: 17th-century Christian roots, commandments statutes and judgments, constitution, constitutional framers, cruel and unusual punishment, First Amendment, First Commandment, flat increase tax, graduated income tax, immutable morality, infanticide, Islam, national idol, of by and for Yahweh, righteous judgments, sodomites, sodomy, sovereignty, usury
I’m often asked, “Why is the Constitution such a big issue to you?” My initial response is, “Why isn’t it a big issue to you?” Let me provide a short list of reasons why the Constitution and what it represents should be important to all of us: It defies Yahweh’s sovereignty and morality in nearly […]