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Legal Foundations Introduction A. What is LONANG? B. Approach and methodology C. Fundamental assumptions D. Things we will NOT discuss E. Whether LONANG is religious Framework of Law A. Commentaries:     1. In Search of Lonang     2. The Sources Of Law     3. The Characteristics of Law     4. Equity Jurisprudence     5. Covenant Law     6. Jurisdiction     7. Legal Institutions     8. The Bible As Law     9. The Bible In Legal History   10. A Christian Nation? B. Self-Studies:     1. The Origin of Law     2. What Is Law?     3. Law and Equity     4. Covenant Law     5. Jurisdiction     6. The Social Order     7. The Bible As Law     8. Civil Power     9. A Christian Nation?   10. The Mosaic Law Individual Government A. Individual Self-Government B. Inalienable Rights C. Animals and the Law D. Self-Study: Individual Rights Family Government A. Introduction B. Structure & Organization     1. Family Definition     2. The Nature of Marriage     3. Family Self-government C. Procreation     1. Bearing Children     2. Reproductive Rights     3. Abortion     First Defend Law, Then Defend Life:         a. Introduction         b. Supreme Ct. Opinions Aren't Law         c. Nationalistic Judicial Decrees?         d. Failed Plans That Deserve to Fail D. Care and Discipline     1.  Care     2.  Discipline     3.  Education and Schools E. Dominion and Property     1.  Private Property     2.  Charity and Giving     3.  Business and Occupations     4.  Wealth and Finance F. Government intervention     1.  Family Breakdown     2.  Protection from Within     3.  Protection from Without G. The Big Picture     1.  Families And The Church     2.  Families and Nations     3.  The World And Beyond H.  Conclusion I. Self-Study: The Family Civil Government A. The Nature of Civil Power B. Structure & Organization C. Police Power D. Unlawful Government     1. Government by Consent and the Independent Agency     2. Unlawful Government Agencies     3. Unlawful Government Programs     4. Unlawful Government Laws E. Civil Disobedience F. The Right To Abolish Voluntary Associations A. Freedom of Association B. Private Discrimination C. Employment & Labor D. Occupational Regulation E. Education & Schools     1. Federal Jurisdiction in Education:         a. Historical & Constitutional Limits         b. Acknowledgments of Limitations         c. Department of Education - 1867         d. Department of Education - 1979 Law and Religion - Reclaimed! A. God of Law and Government     1. The Big Picture     2. Knowing God's Will     3. A Biblical Worldview     4. Christian Legal Follies B. Ecclesiastical Polity     1. Religious Sovereignty     2. Church Government     3. Clergy and Priesthood C. Real World Religion     1. Lawless Religion     2. Religious Usurpation     3. Future Law & Religion International Law A. National Sovereignty B. Laws of War and Peace C. International Relations D. The United Nations E. Globalization

LONANG Curriculum Biblical Principles of Law A. Law and Justice B. Jurisdiction and Authority Legal Education A. To Teach The Laws of Nature and Nature's God B. A Lonang Alternative to the Religion of American Legal Education C. A Vision for Legal Education Property A. Dominion and Property B. Property Rts. in 4th & 5th Amendments C. Principles of Property - Outline D. The Unalienable Right of Property:     1. The Declaration of Independence     2. The Gradual Demise of Property     3. The Challenge to Secure Property Contracts A. Vow and Contract B. A Look Back at the Contract Clause C. Principles of Contracts - Outline Crimes A. Restitution and Punishment B. Principles of Criminal Law - Outline Torts A. Fault and Liability B. Principles of Torts - Outline Procedure Entities Professional Ethics Constitutional Law Organizing Principles A. America's Heritage: Const. Liberty:     1. Introduction     2. Law and America's Constitutions     3. Covenant and Constitutions     4. A Common People B. The Laws of Nature & Nature's God:     1. True Foundation of American Law     2. Cornerstone of Inalienable Rights     3. Basis of Republican Government     4. Legal Framework for a Nation Federalism A. A Federal Republic B. Historic v. Modern Views C. Repeal of the 17th Amendment & the Restoration of Federalism:     1. Senatorial Election by the States     2. Debate Over Popular Election     3. A Fault and A Recommendation D. Federalism Outlines:     1. The Federal System     2. The Commerce Power     3. "Dormant" Commerce Clause     4. State Authority Separation of Powers A. Separation of Civil Powers B. Legislative and Executive Powers C. A Constitutional Presidency:     1. Qualifications & Legitimate Powers     2. Domestic Policy & Foreign Policy D. Separation of Powers Outlines:     1. Legislative Power     2. Executive Power Judicial Power A. Judicial Power & Judicial Review B. When Judges Run Amok C. Bias in the Halls of Justice D. The Nature of Judgment E. Judicial Power - Outline F. Judicial Limitations - Outline Taxing & Spending A. Taxing & Spending Overview B. Taxing & Spending Outline C. Federal Taxation In the U.S.:     1. Lonang Principles of Taxation     2. Biblical Models of Taxation     3. Constitutional Tax Principles     4. Application of Tax Principles Equality A. Equality and Mankind B. A Common People, A Common Law C. Legal Equality: No Respecter of Persons D. Equal Protection Outlines:     1. Equality Overview     2. Racial Equality     3. Gender Equality     4. Affirmative Action     5. Voting and Travel     6. The Poor and Education Religious Liberty A. Religious Liberty Outlines:     1. Religious Liberty Fundamentals     2. Establishment Clause     3. Free Exercise Clause B. The Authority to Define A "Church" C. Unalienable Rights, Equality and the Free Exercise of Religion:     1. Laws of Nature and Nature's God     2. The Declaration of Independence     3. Acknowledge God/Religious Tests     4. A Bill of Rights to Protect Religion     5. Supreme Ct. & Religious Liberty         a. Educ. Rights Cannot Be Coerced         b. Equality or Inequality?         c. Governmental Recognition of God Free Speech & Press A. Jurisdiction and Liberty B. Free Speech & Press Outlines: Due Process Articles IV, V & VI The Bill of Rights A. 2nd Amend. Right of Self-defense:     1. Self-Government & Self-Defense     2. Self-Defense: Const. Provisions     3. Modern Developments/Conclusion Restoring the Rule of Law A. America's Heritage: Const. Liberty:     1. Reclaiming Dominion     2. A Righteous Example     3. Restoring the Rule of Law     4. A Covenant People B. God and Country: Reviving the American Republic