Michael P. Hays mph@criticalmass.pro criticalmass.pro 307-631-2104

2. WhY? CRD Creation Redemption Dominion Michael P. Hays mph@criticalmass.pro www.criticalmass.pro 307-631-2104 Who are you? Government Who’s In Charge? Thanks for coming!

3. Some Creation Web Sites www.answersingenesis.org www.creationresearch.org www.drdino.com www.evolutiondeceit.com www.halos.com www.icr.org www.nwcreation.net www.rae.org www.yecs.org

4. GovernmentIn General – Major Issues • What is the purpose of government? • Who makes the rules? Declaration of Independence, 1776

5. 1787 U.S. Constitution:Preamble We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

6. “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to govern any other.” John Adams – The Second President

7. Power Flow God King People God People Government Government People

8. Power Flow God King People God People Government Government People

9. Secular Latin - secularis “of this age” Novus Ordo Seclorum

10. Secularism • It is a religion. • A view of life in which God is given no consideration. • A view of civil society or education stripped of any references of God.

11. “It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded, not by religionists, but by Christians; not on religions, but on the Gospel of Jesus Christ. For this very reason peoples of other faiths have been afforded asylum, prosperity, and freedom of worship here.” Patrick Henry

12. “Fifty-two of the fifty-five founders of the Constitution were members of the established orthodox churches in the colonies.” It was common for leaders of that time to be a member of a church. According to research conducted by U.S.Constitution.net, Here is the breakdown of the religion of the framers of the U.S. Constitution: Deist-1Lutheran-1Roman Catholic-2 Dutch Reformed-2Methodist-2Quaker-3Congregationalist-7Presbyterian-11Episcopalian-26

13. We have explored the temple of royalty and found that the idol we have bowed down to has eyes which see not and ears that hear not our prayers, and a heart like the nether millstone. We have this day restored the Sovereign to whom alone men ought to be obedient. Samuel Adams, August 1, 1776 Father of the American Revolution The constitution was signed Aug 2, 1776

14. “If we abide by the principles taught in the Bible, our country will go on prospering.” Daniel Webster

15. “It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible.” George Washington

16. I have lived, sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth – God governs in the affairs of men, and if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it possible that an empire can rise without His aid? Benjamin Franklin During the constitutional crisis, June 28, 1787

17. No King but Jesus! Motto of the Colonial Churches

18. ConstitutionalDocuments Express Powers vsImplied Powers

19. "The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government - lest it come to dominate our lives and interests." “It is when people forget God that tyrants forge their chains." Patrick Henry

20. Constitutionally Delegated Powers Congress: Power to Tax Power to Spend

21. Constitutionally Delegated Powers A1.8 Congress 20 (5) 5 A2 President 6 (29) 3 A3 Supreme 4 (12)

22. OverviewGovernment • In General • Founding Fathers • Separation of Church & State • Evolutionary government • America’s unofficial religion

23. Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for somehave not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame. 1 Corinthians 15:34

24. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. US Constitution, Amendment I

25. Soviet Constitution, Article 52: Freedom of conscience, that is, the right to profess any religion, or not to profess any religion, to perform religious rites or to conduct atheistic propaganda shall be guaranteed for all citizens of the USSR. Bolshevik Revolution - 1918

26. When communists took overan area what was the firstthing that was taught?Hegelian dialectics? Marxist economics? No, Darwinism! Why? To establish the ‘fact’ that there is no authority higher than the state.

27. “Communism is the goal.” Roger Baldwin founder of the ACLU

28. ACLU Activities • Boy Scouts • Christian Displays • Creation • Abstinence • Marriage • Homosexuality

29. Non-theistic Religions? Theistic religions could not be favored by the court over non-theistic religions. Supreme Court, 1961 Torcaso v. Watkins

30. Non-theistic Religions? “Among religions in this country which do not teach what would generally be considered a belief in the existence of God are Buddhism, Taoism, Ethnic Culture, Secular Humanists, and others.” Supreme Court, 1961 Torcaso v. Watkins Footnote

31. The wall of separation between church and state is a metaphor built on bad history and worse law. It has made a positive chaos out of rulings and it should be frankly and explicitly abandoned. It is an utter distortion of the first amendment and not a condensation of it. Supreme Court Chief JusticeWilliam Rehnquist

32. “The reason that Christianity is the best friend of government is because Christianity is the only religion that changes the heart.” Thomas Jefferson

33. ChurchInc.The 501(c)3 Non-profit Corporation

34. Churches were only added to the 501c3 section of the tax code byLyndon Johnsonin 1954.Johnson offered this to the churches as a "favor" but it came with strings attached. What he had in mind was to silence the Church as part of his political agenda.

35. Church Inc. Form 1023 not necessary. The following types of organizations may be considered tax exempt under section even if they do not file Form 1023. • Churches, including synagogues, temples, and mosques. • Integrated auxiliaries of churches and conventions or associations of churches. IRS Instructions for Form 1023 (06-2006)

36. Church Inc. All 501(c)(3) organizations are absolutely prohibited from directly or indirectly participating or intervening in any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for elective public office. Non-partisan voter education activities (including public forums and voter education guides) are permitted. Similarly, non-partisan activities to encourage people to participate in the electoral process, such as voter registration and get-out-the-vote drives, are not prohibited political campaign activity. However, voter education or registration activities that (a) favor one candidate over another, (b) oppose a candidate in some manner, or (c) favor a group of candidates, are prohibited. IRS Instructions for Form 1023 (10-2004)

37. Church Inc. "The Court asserts that an exempt organization must “demonstrably serve and be in harmony with the public interest,” must have a purpose that comports with “the common community conscience,” and must not act in a manner “affirmatively at odds with [the] declared position of the whole Government.” Taken together, these passages suggest that the primary function of a tax-exempt organization is to act on behalf of the Government in carrying out governmentally approved policies." Bob Jones University v. United States US Supreme Court, (461 U.S. 574), 1981

38. “Tax exempt”is very different from“Non-taxable”A church is non-taxableuntil it becomes a corporation. After incorporation, a church mustapply for non-profit status, 501(c)3,and becomes tax exempt.

39. Church Inc. Wyoming Corp. Law 97-1-030. Monopolies and perpetuities prohibited. Perpetuities and monopolies are contrary to the genius of a free state, and shall not be allowed. Corporations being creatures of the state, endowed for the public good with a portion of its sovereign powers, must be subject to its control.

40. Church Inc. Wyoming Corp. Law 97-10-001. Creation. The legislature shall provide for the organization of corporations by general law. All laws relating to corporations may be altered, amended or repealed by the legislature at any time when necessary for the public good and general welfare, and all corporations doing business in this state may as to such business be regulated, limited or restrained by law not in conflict with the constitution of the United States.

41. Church Inc. Wyoming Corp. Law 97-10-002. Control by state. All powers and franchises of corporations are derived from the people and are granted by their agent, the government, for the public good and general welfare, and the right and duty of the state to control and regulate them for these purposes is hereby declared. The power, rights and privileges of any and all corporations may be forfeited by willful neglect or abuse thereof. The police power of the state is supreme over all corporations as well as individuals.

42. I observe in … [the Virginia] Constitution on abridgement of [a] right … I do not approve. It is the incapacitation of a clergyman from being elected. Thomas Jefferson

43. “I have a right to know that when my child goes to the public school she’s not taught that my religion is wrong and that’s what they teach her and that’s a harm to me.” Michael Newdow - Atheist

44. OverviewGovernment • In General • Founding Fathers • Separation of Church & State • Evolutionary government • America’s unofficial religion

45. Moses Mordecai Marx Levy, at age 17, wrote a beautiful paper telling of his love for the Lord. Then, he went off to college, studied philosophy, and turned his back on God.

46. “My objective in life is to dethrone God and destroy capitalism.” Karl Marx

47. 1. Abolish private property. 2. Heavy progressive income tax 3. Abolish rights of inheritance 4. Confiscation of property rights 5. Central Bank 6. Government ownership of communication and transportation 7. Government ownership of factories and agriculture 8. Government control of labor 9. Corporate farms, regional planning 10. Free Education for All Children in Public Schools. Combination of Education with Industrial Production. Karl Marx, Communist Manifesto, 1848

48. “We reject the idea of private property” Peter Berle President of the National Audubon Society

49. At a very early age, while still a pupil at the ecclesiastical school, Comrade Stalin developed a critical mind and revolutionary sentiments. He began to read Darwin and became an atheist. Impact #172 ICR 619-448-0900

50. “Our task of creating a totally Socialist America can only succeed when those who would resist have been totally disarmed.” Sarah Brady, Chairman, Handgun Control Inc. The National Educator, Jan. 1994, p. 3