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Sovereign Nations
Whatever Happened to Freedom? | Dr. John Connell
Sep 26, 2023
Dr. John Connell, expert on freedom and religious faith, discusses the importance of religious freedom and the dangers of centralized power in the United States. He explores the growing dominance of government in people's lives, the consequences of forming alliances and centralized authority, and the tendency for governments and individuals to exert control over others. Connell emphasizes the role of God and the need for individual rights to guarantee freedom and fight against corruption in the government.
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- The founding fathers of the United States believed in the separation of church and state, recognizing that the government should not dictate religious beliefs or practices.
- There is a danger in concentrating power and control, whether in government or the church, and it is important to resist attempts to establish a Christian nation or centralized authority that could infringe upon individual freedoms.
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The tendency of government to take and dominate
The podcast episode highlights the tendency of government, including human governments, to take and dominate. The episode references the Book of 1 Samuel, where the Hebrew people requested a king to judge them like other nations. It explores how governments have a tendency to seize and plunder, taking resources, labor, and property from their citizens. The episode also discusses how governments tend to dominate, slowly eroding personal freedoms and expanding their control over various aspects of society.
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