The aspect of that arrangement which is freedom from sin is represented well by the definitions.

Neither of these definitions mention god, sin, or serving god though.

That’s the whole reason why the US was established as a republic, if we can keep it, instead of a democracy.

A republic is a type of democracy.

Many people would gladly vote away our freedoms, and indeed you yourself are part of the effort to eliminate the Christian foundation of our culture.

I don’t seek to prevent anybody from practicing their religion, nor do I vote to do so. I do however vote to maintain the separation between church and state which is something else entirely.

Our republic enforces our freedom to worship God and do His will whether we like it or not, and that’s a very good thing.

That is not the meaning of the 1st amendment.

I’m telling you that as a light-bulb you must be either on or off.

And a light bulb doesn’t serve anybody which makes it a bad comparison.

so I’m not going to get into it here.

I am aware, so I will also not get into it here. Just know going forward I don’t really see free will as something that makes sense.

I do not advocate for brainwashing children into believing falsehoods

You advocate for school prayer

Nearly 100% of the scientists who insist that’s true are funded by the government.

That’s because nearly all of the research done on the climate is funded by the government. This is kind of like being surprised that the water in a puddle is shaped exactly to fit the hole that the puddle is in.

There have been quite a few cases of rogue scientists questioning that established dogma, only to be silenced and to lose their government funding.

They get kicked out because they make shit up and mislead the public, not because they’re going against “established dogma”.

The governments have a vested interest in spreading the lie that humans are responsible for the climate because it gives them an excuse to expand their power and pass arbitrary powerful laws controlling people.

Not really. National security is the excuse the government uses for this purpose, not the environment.

There’s nothing in the Bible about carbon emissions.

Just because something isn’t in the bible doesn’t mean it isn’t true.

We cannot “fix” a “problem” that God wants.

Did you ever think that maybe god wants us to fix the problem? Have you considered that you might be going against god’s will when you say we should do nothing to prevent further damage to the environment/god’s creation? It seems pretty straightforward to me that if god exists and created us and this planet, that such a god would want us to take good care of the planet.