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Sam Adams, the man most responsible for the Declaration of Independence, pointed out the importance of defending our God-given rights when he stated,
“Among the natural rights of the Colonists are these: First, a right to life; Secondly, to liberty; Thirdly, to property; together with the right to support and defend them in the best manner they can…The supreme power cannot justly take from any man any part of his property, without his consent in person or by his representative.”
Let’s look carefully at one of these liberties the King had stolen and consider what’s happening to us today. Let’s look at what they called ‘property rights’.
The right to own property you’re willing to work for is God-given, not government-granted. Therefore it is a stewardship from God that He expects us to protect and pass on to our children. No one has a right to take your property without you agreeing to it. But let’s consider one of the sneaky ways your property is being stolen from you.
Does government have a right to Continue reading