So that the government can watch what your doing
The emancipation proclamation meant that all slaves still held in the rebellious states are now free. And Juneteenth is a holiday in which the day slaves where freed.
According to Christian faith, God is love. So when we think about God, we don't actually imagine a bearded old man sitting on a cloud watching over us. God doesn't have a form because it is an abstract idea which encompasses beautiful and good feelings such as love, empathy, happiness, caring, compassion, etc. So I guess you could say that in a way, by experiencing such feelings, we are closer to God because God is within all of us.
He believed if he forced the Natives, there would be no 'parntership' between them.
