![]() Our country is drifting further and further away from that sentiment. They do not depend on parchments or seals but come from the King of Kings and the Lord of all the earth.” Thus John Dickinson, chairman of the Committee for the Declaration of Independence, said in 1776: “Our liberties do not come from charters for these are only the declaration of preexisting rights. We belong to God and only God.Īlthough we have free will and freedom as a gift from God, we are only free when we acknowledge that we are utterly dependent on our Creator for everything. One who is truly free recognizes that all of creation belongs to God and nothing that is important or lasting or brings true happiness belongs to Caesar. Authentic human freedom is to live in truth - the Truth, who is Jesus Christ. It is the freedom to strive to become a saint. ![]() It is the freedom to not become slaves to sin. But the Christian understanding of freedom is to always choose what is good, just and right, even when it is unpopular and may cause distress. The secular definition of freedom is, too often, the freedom to do what I want, however I want, with whomever I want, whenever I want … well, as long as no one is harmed. We rightly wonder how long we will retain the right to free speech and freedom of religion. This country is quickly becoming a post-Christian nation. Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church, No. It isn’t clear that we will always have the freedom to refuse what is morally wrong (cf. American Christians, as we celebrate Independence day, wonder how much longer we will be allowed to practice our faith and do what we ought. John Paul II in Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, 1995). “Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but having the right to do what we ought” (Pope St.
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