Contrary to popular misunderstandings, the Biblical laws for governing a nation foster and protect great personal freedom. Even the OT places great emphasis on the freedom and welfare and every individual. God's laws are the opposite of a yoke of bondage--they are the "law of liberty"--whereas many of man's laws rob us of liberty. Private ownership of property is fundamental for freedom and free enterprise. God's laws provided for a family's permanent ownership generation after generation. And when a nation is obedient to God, God becomes a partner in greatly blessing and protecting that nation. The biblical laws tell us a lot about how the world will be governed after Christ returns!

Don Hooser

United Church of God Pastor

Don Hooser is a minister for the United Church of God. He and his wife Judy live in his home in McKinney, Texas, during the winter months and in her home in Reedsburg, Wisconsin, during the summer months. His wife Elsie died in August 2020 and he married Judy on January 1, 2022.  Mr. Hooser graduated in 1963 from Southern Methodist University with a degree in mechanical engineering, and graduated in 1966 from Ambassador College, Big Sandy, Texas.  For most of the time since then he served as a church pastor.