"The freedom of the church to apply God's word, God's law, and moral requirements, to the State is necessary for the health and welfare of the state and society. Today, as in ancient Israel and Judah, where evil rulers sought to silence the voice of the prophets, so now evil and anti-Christian rulers again seek to silence the prophetic word of God, and the church, the ministry of the word.
To be silent in such a time is to deny the Lord, abandon the faith, and concede to the enemy."
R. J. Rushdoony - Roots of Reconstruction - P. 519 A Special Chalcedon Alert No. 1. "The War against Christ's Kingdom"