I've got so many things to say I don't even know where to begin. I suppose I'll just state that the topics I'll be writing about will be mostly how my faith and political views interact, as well as commentary on news and current events. With that said, I do believe the United States is a secular nation, and should never be allowed to restrict or constrict any particular religion, as per the writing of James Madison: "I have no doubt that every new example will succeed, as every past one has done, in shewing that religion and Government will both exist in greater purity the less they are mixed together".1 And for that matter, many of the founding fathers were deists anyway (a nominal form of agnosticism) . I tend to consider my political leaning center-left, and I am a moderate having voted for both democrats and republicans and would love to vote for a third party if one ever stood a chance to win in a general election. However, I used to be extremely conservative.
Further, something which may ruffle some feathers: I consider my allegiance to Christ to come before my allegiance to any nation or flag. Therefore, often when I mention America or Americans, I do so in the third person. Yes, I am an American in that I was born here and I am a US Citizen; however, my chosen identity is as a servant of Christ and it is His interests that I strive to serve first.
So, that's that. This will all be enumerated later.
Alexander Bruce
1.Letter to Edward Livingston, July 10, 1822 (Madison, 1865, III, page 265) from http://www.jmu.edu/madison/center/main_pages/madison_archives/quotes/great/rights.htm
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