The real issue at hand is how God is going to respond to a culture when the majority of the people seek to veto Him.

Insisting on living in your past will kill your future. Let it go.

The Bible is the voice of God in print.

God is in charge, and alone sits as the ultimate government over His creation. All other governments are then to reflect His ultimate rule.

You cannot read the Bible and ignore the political realm.

These systems attempt to box God into a government confined within the perspective of man. Yet when humanity is used as the starting point for interpreting and interacting with God's creation, faulty theology and sociology emerge as mankind attempts to fashion God into the image of man.

When the governing representatives of the people legalize the shedding of innocent blood (as a for-profit business, nonetheless) then they have placed themselves, and those they represent, in the direct line of God's judgment.

Paul, we are going to kill you. That is cool, then I will go to Christ. Ok Paul, we are going to let you live. That is great, then I can witness Christ. Ok, then we will torture you. That is fine, then I will receive a reward in Heaven one day.

His enemies had counted on the lions taking care of Daniel. What they hadn't counted on was his God taking care of Daniel.