My Official Campaign Song - I love to sing it too, sing along when you read below. I love a great baritone voice, easy to sing along with.
I chose “With All The Many Miracles” by Greater Vision as my campaign theme song because it captures how I see this race. It is not about my strength or clever strategy. It is about trusting that God is sovereign even when the odds look impossible. That perspective comes straight from Scripture and is deeply informed by John Calvin’s teaching on the Two Kingdoms. God used His people to defeat their enemies, both before and after they entered their promise land. Likewise, we as law abiding American Citizens have a right to defend ourselves and others from the evil ones, who threaten our and our families lives.
Calvin’s Two Kingdoms Doctrine
In his Institutes of the Christian Religion (Book 4, Chapter 20), John Calvin taught that God rules the world through two distinct kingdoms:The Spiritual Kingdom (the Church)
Christ rules here through His Word and the Holy Spirit. This kingdom is concerned with eternal salvation, the conscience, faith, and true piety. Its weapons are spiritual — preaching, prayer, and the sacraments — not the sword.
The Civil Kingdom (the State / Temporal Government)
God ordains human magistrates and laws to restrain evil, punish wrongdoing, and promote outward justice and peace in a fallen world. This is the realm of Romans 13:1-7 — governing authorities are “instituted by God.”Calvin was very clear: Christians live in both kingdoms simultaneously and have responsibilities in both. He rejected the idea that believers should withdraw from public life in pursuit of false purity. Serving faithfully as a magistrate, judge, or citizen is a legitimate Christian vocation. However, the two kingdoms must not be confused. The Church does not rule the state, and the state does not control the Church’s conscience.
Jesus’ Words as the Foundation
This doctrine flows directly from Jesus Himself. When the Pharisees tried to trap Him with a question about taxes, Jesus asked for a Roman coin and said, “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s” (Matthew 22:21). With Caesar’s image on the coin, Jesus affirmed that we have legitimate obligations to earthly government while our ultimate allegiance belongs to God.Jesus also declared, “My kingdom is not of this world” (John 18:36). His kingdom is spiritual and will only be fully realized when He returns in judgment. Until then, His disciples were to live as citizens of both realms — honoring civil authority without confusing it with the Kingdom of God.The Apostle Paul applied Jesus’ teaching practically. As a Roman citizen, he appealed his unjust treatment to Caesar (Acts 25:11), exercising his legal rights under Roman law. Paul later wrote in Romans 13 that governing authorities are instituted by God to bear the sword against evil. Both Paul and Calvin were doing expository application of Jesus’ own words: honor the civil kingdom where it fulfills its God-given role of restraining evil, while keeping the spiritual kingdom pure and distinct.
Application to America and My Campaign -
The United States was founded with a deliberate separation of church and state — no national established church, no religious test for federal office. This was wise. It prevents the coercion and corruption that come when religious institutions control the sword.
At the same time, the Founders never intended for Christians to be excluded from public life. They expected believers to bring their moral convictions into the public square while respecting the rights of others. This is the genius of the American system: Christians can participate fully in the civil kingdom without demanding that the state become a Christian theocracy.
This is very different from the “Moral Majority” approach of the 1980s or some modern versions of Christian Nationalism, which can blur the line in ways that resemble the very theocracy the left fears and loves to caricature.
Defending the God-Given Right of Self-Defense
One of the clearest ways Christians serve faithfully in the civil kingdom is by defending the God-given rights the Constitution exists to protect — including the right to keep and bear arms.
I stand in full agreement with the 2016 Republican National Platform, which states:
“We uphold the right of individuals to keep and bear arms, a natural inalienable right that predates the Constitution and is secured by the Second Amendment. Lawful gun ownership enables Americans to exercise their God-given right of self-defense for the safety of their homes, their loved ones, and their communities.”
I also stand with the North Carolina Republican Party platform, including the current 2026 version:
“The Second Amendment and the NC Constitution guarantee the right of the individual to keep and bear arms. We support the constitutional ownership, sale, purchase, and carry of firearms by law-abiding citizens. Further, we support reducing the number of ‘gun-free zones.’ Gun owners have a right to confidentiality.”
These are not radical or extreme positions. They reflect the plain meaning of the Second Amendment and the long American understanding that the right to self-defense is fundamental.
I have been consistent on this issue for decades. In 2024 I was honored to receive the endorsement of both the NRA and GRNC (Grass Roots North Carolina) in the Republican primary. I have never been wishy-washy on this. Law-abiding citizens have a God-given right to defend themselves, and the government’s role in the civil kingdom is to protect that right — not to disarm the people or create soft targets through endless “gun-free zones.”
I also agree wholeheartedly with the U.S. Supreme Court’s majority opinion in Wolford v. Lopez (2026). The Court correctly struck down Hawaii’s law that made it a crime for licensed concealed-carry permit holders to bring a handgun onto private property open to the public (stores, restaurants, and everyday locations) unless the property owner gave express permission. That kind of “no-carry default” rule effectively nullifies the right to bear arms in ordinary life. The ruling reinforces that the Second Amendment is not a second-class right and will help protect law-abiding citizens here in North Carolina as well.
In the civil kingdom, we are called to restrain evil and protect the innocent. That includes supporting the right of responsible citizens to defend their families. At the same time, we do not seek to impose a theocracy or turn the state into an instrument of religious coercion. We defend constitutional rights while trusting God with the results — win or lose.
Whether I win this race or come in second, the calling remains the same: speak the truth plainly, defend what is right in the civil realm, and leave the outcome in God’s hands. That is the heart of “With All The Many Miracles.” It is not a victory song. It is a trust song.
Whether I win or lose in November, the calling remains the same: trust the Shepherd, walk through the valley with integrity, and leave the results in God’s hands.That is the heart of my campaign theme song. It is not a victory anthem. It is a trust song.And for a man who started delivering the Philadelphia Bulletin at age 12 in 1969, then added the Inquirer, and followed politics all through high school and into adulthood, that is enough. Do your part to help Michael Whatley win the US Senate seat for NC, and Judge Michael Byrne these guys are Christian too, and support, vote for all your local REPUBLICAN candidates in November, and if you are in District #13, vote for another one of the Christian family for reelection Brad Knott….. We all need God to help us all win, like Romans 13:2 says.
Together We Win
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Please help me retire Rep Deborah Ross in November with your votes, feet and prayers, help getting the word out, and a generous donation to help us spread the news. Our fight is against the Forces of Darkness, that infest our country. God will be with us all, if we ask Him to be there.Gene Douglass
My reason for living and my testimony verses:
Galatians 2:20,21 Yeah, look them up for yourselves…. And read the whole book of Galatians while you are at it.
John MacArthur on the Book of Galatians - A great series
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