Standard Bearer Academy

From the government and the Constitution From the consent of the majority From the Creator — they are God-given and unalienable From international law and treaties

The ruler's personal decisions are the final authority Society is governed by established laws that apply equally to everyone, including rulers Laws should be changed whenever the majority wants something different Only lawyers and judges need to follow the law

Genesis 1:1 Deuteronomy 17:18-20 Psalm 23 Matthew 28:19-20

To grant rights to citizens that they did not previously have To give the federal government expanded powers To prohibit the government from infringing upon rights that already exist To establish a national church and official religion

Everyone is guilty until they prove otherwise God's requirement that guilt be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses (Deuteronomy 19:15) The majority's opinion determines guilt Only wealthy people deserve a fair trial

Government should forgive all crimes without punishment Government is God's servant to punish wrongdoers and commend those who do right Government should only concern itself with economic matters Government has unlimited authority to do whatever it wants

All human laws are unjust and should be disobeyed Laws that violate God's moral standards are unjust, regardless of who enacted them Only laws written by religious leaders are just Natural law and eternal law have no connection to human justice

Because he wanted to establish a theocracy Because he believed only religious people should be allowed to vote Because a free republic requires citizens with internal moral discipline — external laws alone cannot maintain order Because he wanted to ban all non-religious speech