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Jesus Christ's birth called a political milestone

While the religious significance of the birth of Jesus Christ is well known, not so well known is that his birth is "the most important single political event in history," said John Lofton, editor of TheAmericanView.com and co-host of "The American View" radio show with Michael Anthony Peroutka, reports ReligionAndSpirituality.com.

In a statement posted on Christian Newswire Tuesday, Lofton, who was the Constitution Party's 2004 Presidential candidate, quoted Dr. R.J. Rushdoony in his book "The Foundations Of Social Order: Studies In The Creeds And Councils Of The Early Church" (1968). He says the coming Jesus in "handed Statism its major defeat in man's history" because it established God as "the true sovereign and the true source of law."

Dr. Rushdoony notes, "Western liberty began when the claim of the State to be man's savior was denied. The State then, according to Scripture, was made the ministry of justice. But, wherever Christ ceases to be man's Savior, there liberty perishes as the State again asserts its messianic claims. Man is in trouble, and history is the record of his attempt to find salvation. Man needs a savior, and the question is simply one of choice: Christ or the State?".

All those candidates who say there should be no "religious test" by voters for public office are saying, in effect, that Jesus Christ is irrelevant to politics, Lofton said.

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[01/03/2008]

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