Sins of omission seem to be as indicting as sins of commission.
As I stated before Jesus practised non-disclosure. Even though He was not totally silent He supplied Pilate only the information He felt he needed to know. The fact is that He remained silent through most of the interrogation. So what happened when He did speak? Did He repent?
I do the same with my government. They will receive the information that The founding documents legally allow.
Since my government allows non-disclosure, I am scripturally free to exercise that right because by doing so, I am yielding to the authority of the founding fathers.
I will continue to repeat this everytime I am presumptively accused (howbeit obliquely or by innuendo) of commiting the sin of disobedience to my government.
Also, in the fictional scenario presented in the O/P and posts following, a demand of a written list of the firearms which I own constitutes an
a priori case of an illegal search without probable cause as well as the absence of the resultant search warrant with a statement of cause.
That's cool, I don't care for guns.
That's great preach as it is your right, but that does not negate the rights of others such as non-disclosure of potentially self incriminating information and illegal search and most important the following:
"the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."
The right of "redress of grievances" allows me to challenge the requirement of a list of my firearms as an "infringement" upon the right to keep and to bear arms above as well as an a priori case of illegal search and non-disclosure of potentially incriminating information without probable cause plainly stated in a search warrant.
Terrific, but this has nothing to do with the OP.
Yes it does as the O/P makes a presumptive accusation and presupposition that that Christians can make one of two responses (to lie or not to lie) totally ignoring the right non-disclosure (as well as those against privacy meddling, illegal search, etc.) provided by the founding fathers.
The testimonial of my military service is rock solid evidence that "I put my money where my mouth is" in the protection of those rights provided therein in spite of the blanket accusation of disobedience with the limitations of the answers of "to lie or not to lie". There is a third choice, the exercise of my right to remain silent.
Hey, I'm as opposed to abortion and euthanasia as anyone around but we have to stop the rhetoric here. The government isn't lining up people for either practice or forcing them into it. Likewise this issue, if it actually happens, is about registration and not revocation.
Here is a copy of the O/P:
According to published reports all persons filing income tax returns in 2010 (for 2009) will be required to list all guns they have or own. Question; will you answer truthfully or lie about it?
This was passed as an ammendment Feb. 25, 2009 to the 1986 IRS Act and did not come up for a vote.
I don't see the word "registration" any where in the O/P.
In addition, give the responses any label you wish, I for one will not stop the "rhetoric" as I also have the right of Freedom of Speech.
So if the government, which God has placed over you, asks you to provide info on anything else you'll provide but on this issue you would openly defy them? Even though it isn't a significant biblical issue.
No I would not "openly defy them". I might exercise my right to remain silent or make a petition of grievance against governmental meddling and the breaking of my right to privacy.
Seems pretty silly. I'm just saying.
Not so brother preach. The exercise of those rights provided by our founding fathers are far from silly. So much so that, in my case, I offered my life in protection of those rights.
The wisdom of those founding fathers is evident in their documents.
The wisdom to know the stealth and craftiness of governmental tyrany and provide rights which would,
if exercised, protect us from the evil thereof.
So you see why so many have tried to destroy or subvert these rights or at very least to lull the citizenry into complacency.
To me it a duty to exercise those rights and stop evil or ignorant men in their tracks.
Repeat: This is the purpose of these "unalienable" rights provided by our Creator and documented by the fathers of our nation.
To protect the people from all enemies both foreign and domestic.
HankD
