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“Only a virtuous nation can be free”

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Benjamin Franklin

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Who observed there was a connection between virtue and liberty in early America

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Alexis de Tocqueville

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US Supreme Court Justice who promoted the legal viewpoint of Sociological Jurisprudence

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Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

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Taught Legal Positivism as the dean of Harvard Law School

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Christopher Langdell

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“100 years after my death, the Bible will only be found in a museum”

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Voltaire

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In seeking an understanding about eternal life, was seeking evidence

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Nicodemus

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In seeking an understanding of eternal life, was seeking satisfaction in life

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Samaritan Woman

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“Because men are not angels, we need rule of law”

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James Madison

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“Religion and morality are indispensable for human freedom”

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George Washington

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“The great pillars of government and social life are virtue, morality, and religion”

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Patrick Henry

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“Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. I is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.”

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John Adams

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“Religion is the only solid basis of good morals; therefore education should teach the precepts of religion and the duties of man towards God”

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Gouvenor Morris

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“Religion and good morals are the only solid foundation of public liberty and happiness”

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Samuel Adams

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“Without history there is no sense of identity or wisdom of why and how we move forward”

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R.C. Sproul

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Leader of Truth Project lessons

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Del Tackett

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In seeking for an understanding of eternal life, who were seeking for evidence through works?

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The Jewish Leaders

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The individual who provides a great example of displaying passionate vision in his “I have a dream” speech

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Martin Luther King Jr.

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The individual was known to effectively preach to the Jews and about Preparation for Jesus’ second coming

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Peter

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The individual who was used in class as an example of someone who was never happy in accepting Gods role for his life

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Jonah

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The individual who was used in the text to illustrate how to see possibilities in situation instead of only seeing challenges

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Elisha

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The individual who was used as an example of hope and encouragement on times of despair and discouragement

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Isaiah

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The individual who that taught individuals will find their life calling in the work that you need and the world needs to have done

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Frederick Buechner

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Who was not used to illustrate how our life calling is often formed by our life experiences

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Jethro

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Who stated that there was a lack of evidence of the estimated 50,000 changes required to transform from a sea creature to a land creature

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Berlinski

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“Once you get rid of objective truth, one is able to live however they want”

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Zacharias

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“The Darwinian myth will be ranked as the greatest deceit on the history of science”

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Lovtrup

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Who quoted Darwin in the book Darwin’s Black Box to question the validity of evolution

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Behe

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Who has a theory that cells began on Earth by being placed here by aliens

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Crick

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Who used the theory of Punctuated Equilibrium to actually state the problem of the fossil record actually supported evolution

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Gould

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Who used the theory of the watchmaker to provide an argument that the world has evolved without a clear plan or purpose of design

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Dawkins

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“Evolution is a fact amply demonstrated by the fossil record and contemporary molecular biology”

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Sagan

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Who said that naturalism is all that is left for humans as they pursue pleasure without consequence

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Nietzsche

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Who said “God is dead”

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Nietzsche

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“Humans either have a drive for power or pleasure”

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Nietzsche

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“If it could be demonstrated that any complex organ existed which could not have been formed by numerous, successive, slight modifications” them the theory of evolution would break down

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Darwin

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Which philosopher believed that you could understand the world through the study of particulars

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Aristotle

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Which philosopher believed that you could understand the world through the study of universals

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Plato

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One of the individuals who signed the Humanist Manifesto and was a philosopher and influential individual in the development of government schools in the US

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Dewey

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Biblical character used to illustrate how an individual’s principles (living for God) did not equal what was actually done in their life (following their own direction)

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King Saul

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Biblical character used to illustrate the confusion that results when we do not live in consistency with our beliefs

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Judas Iscariot

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Biblical character used to illustrate that God will not give up on us despite out actions

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Peter

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Biblical character used to illustrate that it is our responsibility to bring goodness into a situation where evil is prevailing

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Good Samaritan

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Individual illustrated her to stand firm in their moral conviction to challenge moral wrongs even at their own peril

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Bonhoeffer

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Individual who illustrated unshakable confidence in acknowledging that their talents came from God and were to be used to glorify God

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Esther

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Biblical character used by God to teach Peter that favoritism is wrong

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Cornelius

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Transformed the culture of the world die to their sustained public persuasion in calling for the abolishment of slavery

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William Wilberforce

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“Who controls the media, controls the culture”

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Francis Schaefer

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Person who abandoned the culture of the world due to their refusal to love the people he was called to serve

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Jonah

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Wo stated that for Gods glory alone he did his works signing “Solia Deo Gloria

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Bach

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Jesus used the story of _________ to illustrate an example of loving your neighbor

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The Good Samaritan

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Author of the textbook

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Bill Millard

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Journalist popularized the concept of emotional intelligence with an international best selling book by the same name

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Daniel Goleman

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Authored Emotional Intelligence 2.0 and provides a guide for what emotionally intelligent individuals will not do

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Travis Bradberry

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Person in scripture who leveraged their strengths to save people

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Esther

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Person noted in scripture o being selected by Moses to build the tabernacle due to their physical strengths

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Bezalel

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Person noted in scripture that shows we can receive great insight into ourselves and reality when going through problems

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Job

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Person noted in scripture due to their eloquent speech and willingness to humbly seek out instruction

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Apollos