...How much easier it is for an American to obey these scriptures than a 1st century Jew from Ephesus recently converted to Christ. Yet we also hold a say in our government, which, while complicating this paradigm, also leaves us with responsibility.
Agreed. We may exercise our rights to urge the government in the direction we believe is the better course. We can and should be involved in the political/lawmaking process. However, the #1 rule in the political subforum shouldn't be necessary to even mention to us.