The taxes needed to restore the public credit proved to be quite modest, however, and the Constitution went far beyond the immediate fiscal needs. In the next war, the United States would need to borrow again. The most pressing need was to allow the federal government to tax to pay off the Revolutionary War debts.

The Constitution was a revolutionary document replacing the confederation mode with a complete three-part national government supreme over the states. This book is a history that explains the adoption of the US Constitution in terms of what the proponents of the Constitution were trying to accomplish. Righteous Anger At The Wicked States by Calvin H. In this provocative book, Florer-Bixler calls us to do the same. Jesus named and confronted his enemies as an essential part to loving them. Only then can we grapple with the power of the acts of destruction carried out by our enemies, and invite them to lay down their enmity, opening a path for healing, reconciliation, and unity. The result is a theology that allows us to name our enemies as a form of truth-telling about ourselves, our communities, and the histories in which our lives are embedded. In How to Have an Enemy: Righteous Anger and the Work of Peace, Melissa Florer-Bixler looks closely at what the Bible says about enemies-who they are, what they do, and how Jesus and his followers responded to them. But to befriend an enemy, we first have to acknowledge their existence, understand who they are, and recognize the ways they are acting in opposition to God’s good news. such as planets.)Horth finds it difficult to understand his family's conflicts over power and religion and in the end his 'skills' force him to make some very difficult decisions, including those in which his loved ones must die!ĭoes Jesus’ call to love our enemies mean that we should remain silent in the face of injustice? Jesus called us to love our enemies.

which turns out not to be only useful in achieving his personal conquests but also for settling family disagreements - often with fatal results.In Horth's world, bio-engineered humans (Sevolites) dominate the rest of humanity in a curiously neo-feudal socio-political system.Horth's genius for combat and reality skimming dog-fights (called 'shake-ups') are only surpassed by his unique talents on the dueling floor (and dueling is surprisingly important under Sword Law where it is used by Sevolites to settle disputes without damaging rare and valuable possessions. It is about Horth Nersal, who, as a language-impaired child, learns to compensate for his shortcomings with an inborn 'talent'. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Publisher: Calgary : EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy Pub.ĭisclaimer: This site does not store any files on its server.

Righteous Anger by Lynda Williams