HOW WOULD THE AHP REPRESENT THE INTERESTS AND FREEDOMS OF NON-CHRISTIANS LIVING IN AMERICA?
Since the purpose of the AHP is to represent Christian principles, the real question would be: How would Christ have us represent the interests of non-Christians living in America? While this is certainly a fertile area for debate and further study, and we have much work to do yet in building a comprehensive platform of applied Biblical principles, it is clear that a Christian approach to civil government is best suited to protect mankind. In the history of western civilization, the greatest political liberty came as a result of Christianity. Where Christian principles were followed, both Christians and non-Christians experienced a greater amount of individual liberty. Throughout history, when paganism, humanism or other religions have exercised the power of civil government, mankind has experienced less freedom, and often the noose of tyranny. This is still true today. Since a man’s faith is a matter of the heart and spirit, it lies outside the civil sphere-outside of the jurisdiction
