45 BC - In his last victory, Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger in the Battle of Munda (Source)
Recommended sermons and podcasts: Render Unto Caesar or God? by Dr. Paul J. Dean
The text for this podcast is Luke 20:25: "And he [Jesus] said unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar, the things which be Caesar's, and unto God the things which be God's."
Here is one of the best sermons I know of on the Christian's relationship to government: When Government Tries to Be God, by Dr. David P. Murray
1842 - The Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is formed (Source)
Recommended reading: 'Religious Freedom' in Scare Quotes: The Left Blames the Manhattan Declaration - christianpost.com
Excerpt from this article: "'We will fully and ungrudgingly render to Caesar what belongs to Caesar,' but under 'no circumstances,' can we 'render to Caesar what belongs to God.' That's why in this 10th anniversary year of the Manhattan Declaration, I was pleased to work with the brilliant Dr. David Dockery on a new book, 'Life, Marriage, and Religious Liberty: What Belongs to God, What Belongs to Caesar.'"
Here is another recent article on the Manhattan Declaration:The Manhattan Declaration Ten Years On - christianpost.com
Excerpt from this article: "The year 2019 is the ten-year anniversary of a statement that drew the line for Christians on three central issues: life, marriage, and religious liberty. There were many prophetic lines in the Manhattan Declaration...but none more important than the last line: that 'we will fully and ungrudgingly render to Caesar what belongs to Caesar,' but under 'no circumstances' could we 'render to Caesar what belongs to God.' Half a million Christians signed on."
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Recommended sermons and podcasts: The Manhattan Declaration, by Pastor Kevin Swanson (2009)
Excerpt from this podcast: "Well, it is a problem when you call the LDS (Mormons) our brothers. It is like saying We and the Baal worshippers are going to get together because we're really fighting against the Molech worshippers. See, because the Molech worshippers, they're sacrificing children and we think that's an abomination, and we get a few Baal worshippers to go with us. Now we're going to call them our brothers? I think we ought not..."
Here are two more sermons, podcasts on the Manhattan Declaration:
- A Comment on the Manhattan Declaration, by Rev. Stephen Hamilton (2009)
- Manhattan Declaration - Pastor Kevin Boling interviews Ligon Duncan on the Manhattan Declaration (2009)
Recommended sermons and podcasts:
- Communism, Marxism, Apartheid, Schools, Ethics, Etc., by Francis Nigel Lee
- Sleepwalking to Apartheid, by Dr. Alan Cairns
