politics and worldview
Clearly the Bible speaks to issues of piety. Our conviction is that biblical principles can and should be applied to every area of life, including leadership, democracy, and statecraft.
School massacres are becoming almost a regular occurrence in the US. George Washington's application of biblical principles to society points us to a godly response:
The propitious smiles of Heaven can never be expected on a nation that disregards the external rules of order and right, which Heaven itself has ordained. One of Washington's prayers for the county: I now make it my earnest prayer that God would have you, and the State over which you preside, in his holy protection; that he would incline the hearts of the citizens ... to entertain a brotherly affection and love for one another and to demean ourselves with that charity, humility, and pacific temper of mind, which were the characteristics of the Divine Author of our blessed religion, and without a humble imitation of His example in these things, we can never hope to be a happy nation. Read more on Washington's answer to school massacres; article by Eddie Hyatt
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