[OT] Reply from Congressman Emanuel Cleaver concerning Orphan WorksActof 2008

[Luke -Jr]

On Thursday 14 August 2008, Jeffrey Watts wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 12:44 PM, Luke -Jr <luke at dashjr.org> wrote:
> > All authority comes from God, including that of the civil governments.
> >
> > Think about how ridiculous that is for a second. If I want to commit a
> > crime,
> > I just withdraw my consent to be governed and it becomes ok?
> > God has authority regardless of consent of the "governed" men.
> > The Church has authority regardless of consent of the "governed" laity.
> > Parents have authority regardless of consent of the "governed" children.
> > Why would civil authority be any different, let alone totally backward?
>
> Which God?  Which Church? 

The true God and the Church He founded which teaches His Truths.

> Before you answer, I suggest that you do the following:

Sounds suicidal.

> Morality doesn't come from Christianity.  Governments don't come from
> Christianity.  They are ancient parts of human society, and they predate
> modern religions.

Morality is part of Christianity. False religions generally always have a 
false, corrupted version of "morality". Governments have no authority except 
through Christianity. Nothing predates the Truth, which is today known as 
Christianity.