Was the American Revolution Immoral?: The Right (and Duty) of Christian Resistance

Was the American Revolution Immoral?: The Right (and Duty) of Christian Resistance by Bradley J. Helgerson

[ungusbungus]

Yes. Us Americans were a good thing because without us. There is no Canada.

[Whipperin]

The grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence, while addressing issues of political oppression and unjust governance by King George III, were not specifically biblical justifications for violent rebellion or killing Loyalist Christians. Biblically, passages like Romans 13:1-7 and 1 Peter 2:13-17 emphasize submission to governing authorities, as they are seen as established by God.

The grievances in the Declaration focused on taxation without representation, interference with colonial laws, and military oppression. However, these are not directly biblical reasons for insurrection. The New Testament, particularly the teachings of Jesus and the apostles, encourages peaceful endurance of suffering (e.g., Matthew 5:39, Romans 12:17-19) and does not condone violence or rebellion as a means of resisting authority, even unjust authority. Therefore, using these grievances to justify violent rebellion and the killing of Loyalist Christians does not align with the pacifist and submissive teachings of the New Testament. So, yes, the American Revolution was immoral.

[Mexicanboy]

Founding fathers didn’t believing in religion. They seen it as a waste.

[robertjohnson]

INDEPENDENCE DAY, JULY 4TH.... What is the seventh letter of the alphabet? It is "G". What is the fourth letter of the alphabet? It is "D". There is no alpha-numeric match for "0", that being zero, most often referred to as "OH", as like the name of the letter "O". The numeric month/day date of 07/04 is spoken in words most often as "OH" SEVEN "OH" FOUR", So now, when alpha-numeric sequencing is applied to "0704" it converts to "OGOD". What? And surely the "fire - works"? "OH GOD"!!

[zekedabomb]

Paul literally wrote revelation in jail
Jesus didn’t resist authority
Peter didn’t resist authority
Vengeance is of God?

[stevearmstrong]

Of course you say. Your god has given you authority to rule over me because of a narrative in your book that calls it divine. It is not my book. It is not my god. I do not recognize your divinity. My resistance is not an attempt to take authority over you. I do not claim divinity. That's the truth. You claim your divinity and that's where the world finds the lies.

[db]

I do buy the initial premise so the rest of the Sherman is a moot point.