http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/freedom/ en-us Mon, 6 Jul 2009 02:34:33 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2286252/posts Special: the Higher Purpose of Freedom, 7/4/95; Jer 80; PPG 3,8 6/19/84; Eph 287, 325 7/8/86 A. Principle of Human Freedom. 1. Freedom is the status of human volition as the uncaused cause of human function. Live and let live is the principle of freedom. Freedom is legitimate self-determination. It is exemption from necessity apart from human consent. Freedom is self-fulfillment. Freedom is exemption from arbitrary control and exploitation. Freedom is related to privacy, property, and authority. Therefore, it emphasizes the need for the laws of divine establishment which define legitimate authority, designed for the protection of freedom. 2. The... Bible Study Notes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2286252/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 02:34:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2286210/posts The Meeting by David Dempster Freedom@DempsterConsulting.com Dedicated To Ron Paul, Defender of the Constitution 4th of July 2009 He was suddenly alert, listening for a sound that might have awakened him. Outside a storm raged, and as a fresh thunderclap burst he relaxed and settled to go back to sleep. Then he heard the knocking. It was most unusual for his man Antonio to disturb him during the night hours. He quickly threw back the bed sheets, wondering what emergency might await him. When he opened the door it was not Antonio who stood there, but a stranger. He was... Free Dream.us http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2286210/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 01:20:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2286166/posts Once the hunted, Sarah Palin becomes the hunter. Sarah stunned the world Friday by doing something that isn’t done. She is willfully giving up one of the most powerful positions a politician can aspire to. She is stepping down as Governor of one of the most important states in America. The media elites were stunned. It was almost hilarious watching their reactions of disbelief. Their commentary was downright entertaining, and further proof that they don’t have a clue. Even those on Fox! And the symbolism of doing this on the 4th of July holiday, the time we celebrate our nation’s... redstate.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2286166/posts#comment Sun, 5 Jul 2009 23:55:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285766/posts Mr. Zelaya, a Stetson hat-wearing leftist who is close allies to Venezuela's Hugo Chavez, told Venezuela's state-run Telesur television network that he planned to fly to Honduras on Sunday along with Argentina's President Cristina Kirchner and Ecuador's Rafael Correa, also leftists. "We will arrive at the international airport in Tegucigalpa, Honduras with several presidents, (and) members of international organizations," Mr. Zelaya told Caracas-based station Telesur, according to the Associated Press. The country's acting leaders, however, don't appear to be bluffing about arresting the president if he returns. In the days after he was sent packing to Costa Rica by Honduras'... wsj http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285766/posts#comment Sun, 5 Jul 2009 04:57:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2285934/posts Freeper Brytani joins Honest Conservative on Freedom Radio tonight at 8 pm est to discuss the Freeper Tea Party in DC in September. Join in on the discussion at 646 478 5613 and bring your ideas. Bring your friends as well. Oh, how we freepers love to chat, but now its time to show up folks. Now its time to put out. Put your body where your mouth is. Call in at 646 478 5613 and support Brytani's devastatingly hard work and support Freedom while you do it. blogtalkRadio/NiteCap at Freedom Radio http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2285934/posts#comment Sun, 5 Jul 2009 15:00:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2285930/posts 2009 marks the end of an era in which the United States of America led the world in prosperity, power, individual liberty and freedom. The US Constitution no longer stands as the cornerstone of freedom. The average American is no longer well suited for self-governance. The federal government no longer serves at the pleasure of the people and the states and the future of the greatest nation ever known to mankind, is beyond bleak. Cross Action News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2285930/posts#comment Sun, 5 Jul 2009 14:52:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2285730/posts Happy Independence Day, God Bless America! The Daily Change http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2285730/posts#comment Sun, 5 Jul 2009 02:44:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285714/posts Dear Sarah, Please forgive my presumption in writing you, but since no one else seems willing or capable of saying these things, which I think sorely need saying, and since they concern you, and what this country is all about, namely: freedom, individuality, and character, I've taken this liberty and beg your indulgence. I'm somewhat appalled by all those who publicly and privately have presumed to know what prompted your decision to step down as Governor of the State of Alaska, and even more appalled by those who presume to tell you what you now ought, or even must do.... Independent Individualist http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285714/posts#comment Sun, 5 Jul 2009 01:40:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285666/posts July 4, 2009, finds people all over the world seeking freedom, often at great personal risk. In Honduras, the courts, national legislature and the military took an enormous risk by grabbing President Manuel Zelaya and hustling him off to Costa Rica in what has been called, incorrectly, a coup. It turns out Mr. Zelaya has powerful friends, including President Obama and Venezuelan strongman Hugo Chavez, a Zelaya mentor. But Mr. Obama got it wrong. It was Mr. Zelaya who was orchestrating a coup by attempting to force an illegal referendum that would have started him on a path to president-for-life... Waterbury Republican-American http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285666/posts#comment Sat, 4 Jul 2009 23:32:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2285609/posts Happy Birthday, America!! I wonder if this is the last Independence Day we’ll see America in any way like she used to be. Melodramatic though it may be, such a thought is frighteningly possible. Barack Obama and the statists in Congress and the judiciary are forming an intrusive government that is several orders of magnitude beyond anything we have yet known. How many Americans know that in the name of Al Gore’s lucrative (to him) folly, they won’t be able to sell their house without the government’s environmental stamp of approval? How many know that Obama’s Deathcare will eventually decide... WhenWeAreQueen http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2285609/posts#comment Sat, 4 Jul 2009 20:55:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2285369/posts There is a paradox at the heart of liberty, a tension between our desiring what is good and our willingness to sacrifice true happiness for fleeting satisfaction. “Eternal vigilance is the price of freedom,” abolitionist Wendell Phillips said. Lord Acton echoed the idea, calling liberty, “the delicate fruit of a mature civilization.”The delicacy of freedom cannot be explained without recourse to the realities of good and evil. Freedom is both universally sought and everywhere in jeopardy because of the imperfection of human nature. We are beings who seek what is good, but are tempted by what is evil. Freedom–the capacity... Catholic Exchange http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2285369/posts#comment Sat, 4 Jul 2009 12:10:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2285070/posts The Declaration of Independence is the most remarkable legal and political document of all time. It reveals the genius of our founding fathers as well as the deep and abiding love, as well as , jealousy they had for freedom. Today's Politics By Freedomlover http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2285070/posts#comment Fri, 3 Jul 2009 21:02:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285046/posts The great British intellectual G. K. Chesterton wrote that “America is the only nation in the world that is founded on [a] creed.” Think about that for a moment. Other nations were founded on the basis of race, or by the power of kings or emperors who accumulated lands and the peasants who inhabited those lands. But America was—and is to this day—different. It was founded on a shared belief. Or, as Chesterton said, on a creed. And what is that creed that sets us apart? It is the eloquent, profound, and simple statement penned by Thomas Jefferson in the... BreakPoint http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285046/posts#comment Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:09:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2285036/posts Nobama is all over the news. There is no where to hide from his picture, his voice, his marxism. But who is speaking for us? Oh, sure, plenty of us here on FR, on BTR and on terrestrial talk radio. But of those running for office, who speaks for us? I can't say he speaks for you, but he definitely speaks for me, and to me. Lt. Col. Allen West is one of today’s most admired veterans, leaders and speakers. His speech is a direct reflection of his philosophy, leaving no one in question as to where he stands. Excerpts... Allen West Speaks http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2285036/posts#comment Fri, 3 Jul 2009 19:54:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2284976/posts I would like to start a thread for discussion about where, how and what exactly is freedom. Many people today no longer feel free. I know I don't. I used to feel free to reject negative aspects of government that was "supposedly" based on the concept of individual freedom and the expression thereof. I no longer feel completely free to express my opinion on certain subjects, simply because there are those that wish to limit discussion on numerous subjects. Because of "Their" personal sensitivities on politically correct subjects restrictions are placed on my personal opinions and actions. Restrictions that serve... The fertile mind (mine) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2284976/posts#comment Fri, 3 Jul 2009 18:18:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284955/posts Despite this fact, PETA members go straight to the gutter to attempt to save potential chickens in distress. Like a deranged cult group, the young and impressionable (almost exclusively female) are recruited, stripped, and sent all but naked into the streets to decry the fate of a chicken, bird, rabbit, you name it. In what should enrage the feminist groups around the globe, PETA objectifies partially nude women in bondage-like 'cage' depictions that reduce women to nothing more than cheap sex objects. In other words, PETA attempts to swap one form of 'meat' with another form of the same. This... The Conscience of Kansas radio program http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284955/posts#comment Fri, 3 Jul 2009 17:38:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2284851/posts Normally I hesitate to inflict scholarly papers on others, but a recent release by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University appealed to my libertarian sensibilities. "Freedom in the 50 States" analyzes and ranks the states by factors indicative of economic and personal freedom, and the results are enlightening. Measured by the conventional, two-dimensional view of American politics, the top ten (most free) are a mix of dark Red States and light Red States with one light Blue State. The bottom ten are all dark Blues. Also note that the bottom ten include a high proportion of the states which... Backcountry Notes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2284851/posts#comment Fri, 3 Jul 2009 14:50:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284816/posts As many people across the nation enjoy a day off for July 4th, the grills will be fired up and the fireworks will light up the night sky. It is a time for celebrating our nation’s freedom from the British government’s tyranny and control over a group of independent patriots, determined to build a nation based upon individual freedoms and rights. While the current trend in Washington is to move toward the oppressive, suffocating monstrosity of big government (which is spawning TEA Parties across the nation), it is a time for my family and me to reflect, not only on... Family Security Matters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284816/posts#comment Fri, 3 Jul 2009 13:55:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2284599/posts In an effort to understand a Marxist bent on an end run at ‘global social justice’ we might define the words “freedom” and “justice”, relative to the following postulates: 1.) Marxism and Freedom are mutually exclusive -a given. 2.) “If you have socialism, you only require justice”. (A Presumed Tenant) On to the definitions…. Freedom is: Pretty simple. Everything (including opportunity) that is not restricted by law/code/agreement and that doesn’t infringe upon, nor unduly burden, others. * Note here that attacks on the word have been rather fruitless; hence the Democrats, Liberals, and Progressives have stopped using the word in... Free Republic http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2284599/posts#comment Fri, 3 Jul 2009 03:15:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284477/posts The Declaration of Independence was the birth certificate of the United States of America. The words are still memorized by schoolchildren and can bring a tear to the oldest American eye with little effort. The principles they communicate have informed our history as a free people and inspired our neighbors in other parts of the world to stand up against all forms of tyranny. As we reflect upon the text this weekend we need to remember that our forebears were not declaring their independence from Divine Providence. Rather, they were trusting in the primacy of the Governance of God over... Catholic Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284477/posts#comment Thu, 2 Jul 2009 23:39:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-rlc/2284275/posts Democracy -- or rule by majority vote -- is a genuine political good. So is republicanism -- or rule by legitimate representatives. Both have considerable social and economic value to the individual and the nation. Similarly, autonomy and self-rule are governmental goods and values which a given society finds very much worth having. And it's even worth while for that civilization to enjoy non-violation of their national soverignty and non-interference in their internal affairs by non-citizens. But none of these political goods and values are anywhere near as important as freedom. In the life of the person and his nation,... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-rlc/2284275/posts#comment Thu, 2 Jul 2009 18:14:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2284221/posts Independence Day 2009: We still hold these truths... "Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God. I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!" --Patrick Henry As we celebrate the 233rd year of our Declaration of Independence, let us look at the common parlance associated with the polar spectrum of current political ideology (while such a review is still permitted by the state), and explore what is meant by "Left versus Right," "Liberal versus... http://patriotpost.us/ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2284221/posts#comment Thu, 2 Jul 2009 17:12:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2283918/posts This was inspired by an exchange on Moonbattery, although for quite a long time I’ve been thinking about this. Left-wing progressives seem to care only about the “freedom” to do whatever they want to whoever they want in the bedroom. Once you step outside the bedroom, most every aspect of your life should be subject to the iron hand of the progressive state: 1.The Freedom to keep what you earn and spend it as you please. 2.The Freedom to take risks, and live with the consequences. 3.The Right to participate in the political process by donating money to causes you... Teh Resistance Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2283918/posts#comment Thu, 2 Jul 2009 08:16:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2283858/posts We should remember the concept of God-given rights when our elected representatives pas - without reading it - a massive, 1500-page bill that will control virtually every aspect of our daily lives. The House of Representatives rushed to pass this bill, which grants wide powers to the President. www.stolinsky.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2283858/posts#comment Thu, 2 Jul 2009 04:28:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283364/posts It all began on July 4, 1776 in the city of Philadelphia when a small group of men, suffering under the restraints of a European power 3000 miles away, and acting as the Second Continental Congress, declared their 13 colonies to be free and independent of Great Britain. Knowing their proclamation would bring difficulties, they committed themselves and their constituents to what they believed was their “unalienable right” — freedom from tyranny. The Revolutionary War resulted from their declaration. It was a time of tremendous hardship for the new nation, but it ushered in a new era for the world.... The Forest Lake Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283364/posts#comment Wed, 1 Jul 2009 16:48:59 GMT