We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying honoring, and sustaining the law.
Subjecting myself to authority, including civil authority, has been and remains a challenge for me. As a firm advocate for the rule of law, I believe unjust laws can and should be changed and that unjust authorities should be challenged. The notion that justice exists above and beyond codified law — and that our laws should reflect eternal principles — is not a popular mentality among those who make and administer those laws. Our current legal system proudly operates in a moral vacuum, and I believe that doing so is unsustainable. I am therefore interested in concepts like Christian Democracy which rejects our moral vacuum and wonder what effect it will eventually have on our common law.
At the time of this writing I am not breaking any criminal laws of which I am aware. But my family is deep in debt from living beyond our means for many years, so my standing with civil law is much shakier from being behind on those debts. I cannot say that I have always lived up to the ideal of sustaining the law, mostly because I often fall short in honoring eternal principles. Still, I believe it is admirable to understand and obey the law and desirable to be active in shaping civil law. My interest is in the concept of justice, rather than the gritty details of legislation, and this shapes the way I think, speak, write, and act.
Latter Day Sinner 