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We of the Body of Christ are to oversee the government.

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The Declaration of Independence says governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed — we the people oversee our government.

Receipt National Archives, Declaration of Independence (para. 2)

From: FF pocket page: Churches (12-2-25) #4Link checked 2026-09-29

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Jefferson's 1802 "wall of separation" letter was written to keep government out of the church, not the church out of government.

Receipt Library of Congress, Jefferson's Letter to the Danbury Baptists (1802)

From: FF pocket page: Churches (12-2-25) #6Link checked 2026-09-29

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In Jesus' time the Sadducees, Pharisees and Essenes were religious AND political; Jesus engaged the politics of His day.

Receipt Saint Mary's Press, "Political and Religious Structure in Jesus' Time"

From: FF pocket page: Churches (12-2-25) #5Link checked 2026-09-29

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Megan Basham's Shepherds for Sale documents how progressive powerbrokers set out to co-opt evangelical leaders.

Receipt Megan Basham, Shepherds for Sale (Broadside Books, 2024)

From: FF pocket page: Churches (12-2-25) #8Not auto-checked

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Massachusetts' 2026 limits on civil immigration enforcement specifically cover places of worship, with Executive Order 655 (March 18, 2026) strengthening those protections.

Executive Order 650 and the PROTECT Act filing covered courthouses, schools, child care, hospitals and places of worship.

Receipt Mass. Legal Services, 'Guidance: Healey Executive Order 650'

From: Added researchLink checked 2026-09-29

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Peter and the apostles answered the high priest: "We must obey God rather than men."

Receipt Acts 5:27-29 (NASB)

From: FF pocket page: Churches (12-2-25) #1Link checked 2026-09-29

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Jesus told Pilate his authority had been given from above.

Receipt John 19:11 (NASB)

From: FF pocket page: Churches (12-2-25) #2Link checked 2026-09-29

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There is no authority except from God.

Receipt Romans 13:1 (NASB)

From: FF pocket page: Churches (12-2-25) #3Link checked 2026-09-29

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The source of quarrels among us: "You do not have because you do not ask."

Receipt James 4:1-2 (NASB)

From: FF pocket page: Churches (12-2-25) #7Link checked 2026-09-29

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