By Stephen Huff on 11/22/2008 8:10 PM

Is God Really Necessary?

Now that battle lines are being drawn between so called social and economic conservatives, perhaps it’s time to question importance of God relative to both camps. Again I ask you to PAY ATTENTION and consider this question whether you are a believing Christian, Jew, Muslim, any of the myriad of God-based religions, agnostic or atheist. I, personally would not be considered particularly religious. I have flirted with atheism and agnosticism and have moved somewhat beyond those perspectives. I would still say that my concept of God is likely quite different from that of most Americans. What we are talking about here is whether God is necessary from a political point of view. If you think we can get along without God politically and survive with the same rights and freedoms that are currently guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution,...

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By Stephen Huff on 11/16/2008 2:22 PM

All Right! Listen up! In such a contentious period, it’s time we take a look at some basic principles about government. I’ll be covering this and future subjects in short essays that can be absorbed in a very short time. The “Sanction” I speak of is the very underpinning of government power. Government is the only entity that is sanctioned (i.e. given permission, support, approval) to use physical force. In simple language, government is the only establishment that can force its will on individuals at the point of a gun. Please understand this – let it soak in – GOVERNMENTS HAVE THE TRAPPINGS OF LAW to bend people to their will at the threat of fines, imprisonment and death! Can others, including the “evil” corporations, use the threat of the fist, the club or the gun to enforce their will? Absolutely! The difference is that in taking these actions, these...

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