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March 1, 2006

300th Post - What I Believe

This post marks the 300th post on this iteration of my blog. There have, undoubtedly, been over 1000 posts in the course of my blogging career, but many have been lost in upgrades. Each time I changed my blog software or location, I selected a number of posts to bring into the new system, and left the rest out altogether. To commemorate my 300th post, I thought it would be a good idea to state my basic beliefs. To make things simpler, I'll break this up into sections.

Faith

I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth.
And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic (ie. universal) Church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting.

To quote from the song "Creed" as performed by Third Day, I believe what I believe. It's what makes me what I am. I did not make it, though it is making me. It is the very truth of God and not the invention of any man.

Politics

I believe in the sovreignty of the individual. I believe that each person should be left to his own choices and the results of those choices. Each person's actions should be considered his own, only answerable to others insofar as they affect the life, liberty, and property of others. To create a false construct called government in order to impede upon the sovreignty of the individual is an evil act.

The government which governs least, governs best. Government should exist to protect the populace and property within its borders from outside nations and powers. Government should protect the basic rights of its citizens from infringement by others. Government should levy taxes only when necessary to do these basic jobs.

As we are a constitutional republic, I believe that our federal and state governments should act within the limitations of the constitutions which define government at both levels. The interpretations of these documents should be based upon the intentions of those who crafted it, and not upon modern re-interpretations that are designed to change its meaning. The Constitution of the United States of America is not a living document, except insofar as there are means available through it to make changes to it.

When powers are needed beyond what is allowed in the constitution of the nation or state, these powers should be exercised by local government, the people as individuals, or not at all.

Education, health care, community growth, personal finances, employment and many other issues are made worse, not better, through government involvement.

Taxation does not cause growth, economic benefit, or a better society. As such, it should be used as a last resort for government to perform only constitutional duties, and not a means for politicians to buy votes.

All men and women are not created equal. Government, however, should be blind to differences of race, sex, religion, national origin or many other factors. Government should protect the basic rights of the individual from infringement without concern for what external group that person defines themself by.

Political parties should be abolished as a concept.

Money spent to aquire an ability to speak should not change the right to free speech.

There is no peace without justice.

Personal

Be a good neighbor. Be a good friend. Choose your friends carefully. Be slow to anger, and hard to annoy.

Smile.

Posted by Lockjaw at March 1, 2006 12:00 PM

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