I was discussing this the other day, and thought I'd post it here: Basically, back during the time of the American revolution, when American patriots (particularly those who were Christians amongst this group) resisted British rule and commited various acts of rebellion such as, say, when they stole and dumped tea into Boston harbor; although they were resisting unfair taxation from Britian at the time, all the same, were they not sinning by breaking the law?
I see the greater good of liberty that came out of resistance, but all the same, these patriots were breaking the law, and the law, it could be argued, was still God-ordained, and these people were not honoring God by obeying the laws of the government, right?
I'm not knocking America or being unpatriotic, by the way. I love this country and I'm fascinated by its history. I'm posting this simply for the sake of discussion. I'm just curious how the actions of the original patriots could be construed from a Christian standpoint
2006-09-19
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Rob
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