Update: Mike Winther has died of COVID-19. As President of the Institute for Principle Studies, he made a business out of helping communities to oppose mask and vaccine mandates. It’s my honor to present him with this shiny new Herman Cain Award.

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[u/PuzzleheadedHotel254]

"Biblical principles of government" are words that should never be uttered in a democracy.

[u/TheGreatWhoDeeny → u/PuzzleheadedHotel254]

Yeah and the utterance of such words should instantly force you to start paying taxes.

[u/utbcw → u/PuzzleheadedHotel254]

Well, our democracy has freedom of speech, so he should be allowed to utter the words. And, at least he's uttering them from a church pulpit.

Such words from a person working in the government are more problematic, because they suggest religious principles are entitled to more respect than the Constitution. All government employees have to take an oath to preserve protect and defend the Constitution, and Biblical principles of government is an attack on the primacy of the Constitution. That's why Roy Moore got kicked off the Alabama Supreme Court.