My Personal Worldview

By Tim Gamble

     Between Shadows and Light.

Philosophical and Political Stances:

• A Biblical World-View: I believe the world is best understand through a Biblical-lens which accepts Elohim (God) as Creator and the entire Bible, from Genesis 1 through Revelation 22, as authoritative and trustworthy.
• Natural Rights: Our freedoms and rights come not from government or even majority vote, but rather from our Creator. Hence, our freedoms and rights cannot be taken away by government or majority vote. The Declaration of Independence refers to this concept as "Unalienable Rights."
• A Constitutional Literalist: I accept the Constitution, including the Bill of Rights and other amendments, as the organizational and legal foundation of our country, and that it should be interpreted by the original intent of the Founders, and as constitutionally amended.
• Resistance to Technocracy and Authoritarianism: I hold a critical view of most modern governance systems and advanced technologies, advocating for personal freedom and decentralized systems. However, I am not a modern-day luddite, in that I do believe many technologies are useful tools when used correctly.
• Agrarianism: I support the return to the old paths of self-reliance and local economies built around agrarian communities. This is a form of small-market capitalism, and encourages sustainability and community resilience.
• Skepticism: I question official narratives, and the experts and government officials who dictate them, realizing that they are humans who are just as capable of mistakes, bias, and corruption as anyone else. Instead, I advocate for personal investigation and critical analysis over blind acceptance. 

Explore these topics further:

• Core Principles of Agrarianism (article link)
• Question Authority - Don't Blindly Trust Experts (article link)
• Understanding the Threats: Technocracy (article link)
• Read the Declaration of Independence (link) the Constitution (link) and the Bill of Rights (link) for yourself
• Two of my favorite and most often used Bibles: 

The NKJV, American Patriot's Bible, The Word of God and the Shaping of America (Amazon link) - One of my favorites, the New King James Version is literal, accurate, and easy-to-read for most modern folks. The American Patriot's Bible "shows how the history of the United States connects the people and events of the Bible to our lives in a modern world. The story of the United States is wonderfully woven into the teachings of the Bible." Lot's of articles and study notes showing the importance of God and the Bible to our nation's founding and subsequent history.

The Scriptures (Amazon link) - This new English translation includes Genesis through Revelation, and restores the Name of our Creator to the text in each place it occurs. This new version in English is a literal translation by Institute for Scripture Research. New in this 2009 edition: Improvements to the text - seeking a yet closer equivalent to the literal meaning of the original language. Quotations and allusions from the Old Testament are in bold type in the New Testament, and are accompanied by the text references - aiding your understanding of the original contexts, and how they influence the writers drawing upon them.