Sandy Stringfellow> Extraordinarily well-reasoned, concisely expressed, and historically accurate; touching every critical aspect of a topic few writers have the insight or courage to broach, yet one critical to the survival of our constitutional republic: God. Experts writing entire books on deeply thought-provoking topics are often less cogent than Jens 1,100 word essay; failing to find conviction, understanding, and lacking perspective: not uncommon with intellectuals and academics. Jens piece uplifted me, perhaps because writing of this value is a scarcity today; she named names and pulled no punches, while speaking the truth without malice or conceit. Thanks for continuing literary excellence, Jen. Craig Shirley is spot on; you are a national treasure. From Jen Kuznicki -- Conservatism is not a belief system, that is, you do not believe in the principles of conservatism because you have faith that they work. You argue in favor of the things that work, that have worked, and that provide the greatest economic freedom, the best moral society, and the best defense of the nation, and all of it as it pertains to the ultimate minority, the individual. When we say we are conservatives, we mean that we accept the principles of the ancients, weathered by experience and understanding of the lessons history has taught. The Bible, being a lesson book as well as a history book, provides the moral reasoning of an ordered society, and it is the Bible that allows for an America. Frederick Hayek put it this way, Individualism, in contrast to socialism and all other forms of totalitarianism, is based on the respect of Christianity for the individual and the belief that is desirable that men should be free to develop their own individual gifts and bents. This philosophy, first fully developed during the Renaissance, grew and spread to what we now know as Western Civilization. The general development of social development was one of freeing the individual from the ties which bound him in feudal society. - See more at: cnsnews/commentary/jen-kuznicki/no-atheism-and-conservatism-are-not-compatible#sthash.na7yekcD.dpuf
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