A deadly belief is the idea that the State (federal government) can provide for all things in every section of life, and solve every problem that comes our way. A once independent people are edging ever closer to slavery at the hands of the all-powerful federal state. Such didn’t occur overnight; it has been coming ever since the idea of socialism invaded with election of Woodrow Wilson in 1913. The Sixteenth and Seventeen Amendments gave impetus to the ideology by allowing the government access to our wallets and the removal of the voices of the individual states, which could no longer appoint their senators. Control of government by the people was effectively removed by the two amendments, giving it to the Statists.

Following is a quote by a man who was revered and almost deified by the populace. He said, “The State embraces everything, and nothing has value outside of the State. The State creates right.”  Do you know who spoke those words? The identity may surprise you but maybe not. It was Franklin Delano Roosevelt. (Theonomy in Christian Ethics, 3^rd Ed. [1977] 2002) pp. 12-13 Greg L. Bahnsen, Nacogdoches, TX: Covenant Media Press.) That quote is from a man who pushed us ever closer to the supremacy of the State, which is the foundation for the mindset of a major portion of the citizenry.

One of the more troubling aspects of the notion is that even those who supposedly claim to be Christians and conservatives support many programs that take money from the worker’s pockets and give it to those who the government (politicians) declares to be needy. One of the most galling aspects of the thievery by the government is the use of scriptures by politicians and their sycophants to make people believe that God said that government should redistribute wealth.

Callers to talk shows and comments in blogs reveal how widespread the pernicious belief has become. One blogger said her understanding was that government was to provide things for the needy. Callers to talk shows accuse conservatives of trying to stop the nut job (a.k.a Barack Hussein Obama) from his quest to help the poor. When an explanation is attempted, they often cry racist rather than face the truth. If not that, then it is the rich, (whomsoever they might be) who are taking all the riches and only giving crumbs to the economically deprived. The legacy of FDR and the promotion of the state live on and its menace to our republic is growing.

We are now engaging in the type excesses of government that lead to ruin. Deficit spending, confiscatory tax rates, immorality in and out of government and growing dependence on government in all areas of life are taking their toll on the vitality of our republic. Avarice and greed are the norm of the day. But it isn’t those who work each day who are engaging in avarice and greed; it is welfare dependent crowd and the politicians who are the guilty ones.

©10-24-2010 DEC