Two-Fold Freedom
An American is recognized and protected under a common-law tradition in which law is king, not men, and households are secured by due process and limited government. A Christian is born, formed, and governed under the Holy Spirit of divine law, and perfected in living union with Jesus Christ, the King of freedom.
These jurisdictions are not in conflict. Common law protects the household externally as a civil good for all families. Divine law governs the heart internally, producing ordered liberty through obedience to Christ. When rightly ordered, civil liberty restrains tyranny, and spiritual liberty restores self-government.
Therefore, we labor to resurrect family government under common law and Christian household embassies under divine law—households trained to plan, execute, and judge faithfully under the King.
Read the Governing Charter → Governing Charter of Christian Self-Government
Evidence is presented in the Case File following the charter.
Christian self-government, as defined in our Governing Charter, is not a theory.
A household ordered under false presuppositions was reconstructed through repentance, disciplined obedience, and renewal of the mind. As Christ’s Kingship was applied in practice, authority became clear, responsibility replaced confusion, and liberty emerged as self-government rather than autonomy.
The resulting order did not depend on personalities or circumstances, but on alignment with governing law. What was restored in one household may be learned, practiced, and embodied in others.
A rare father of six in North Florida is gunned down by his neighbor over a land dispute
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Barry DurmazOver a year ago, I led my family through a course of study, Principles of American Government, compiled by the late Ben Gimore and published by the Foundation for American Christian Education.
Barry Durmaz🎙️ LIVE FREE > GOVERN YOURSELF
The Durmaz Family Podcast
Christian self-government — independently dependent upon the King alone.
Internal → Spiritual liberty • Liberty of conscience
External → Religious • Economic • Civil • Political liberty
Our Mission
We’re resurrecting the authentic American Dream — self-government under God — not someday, but now, according to His promises.
The Family Behind the Mic
A first-generation American father of Turkish-Scottish heritage, his Japanese wife, and their five children — thirty years tested in what is distinctly good about family, faith, and America, and how those three govern real life together.
Our Story in Brief
We walked away from a thriving business, our home, and familiar comforts — risking even reputation — to seize the blood-bought freedoms Jesus Christ, the unseen King of freedom, offers today, inwardly and outwardly. Now we’re inviting other households to do the same.
What You’ll Hear
Our North Star
When the marketplace seduces, religion oppresses, and the state controls, households must recover their call to govern themselves under Christ the King — the unseen King of freedom. That’s where real liberty is born — and where it endures.
Because living free and governing yourself isn’t a dream deferred — it’s the authentic American Dream, resurrected.
❤️ Support the Resurrection of True Freedom
Freedom endures only where love sacrifices. This is true of Jesus Christ, of the Reformers, of America’s Founders, and — by grace — of the Durmaz family. May it be true of you.
Join us in exercising, promoting, and defending the gospel of true liberty through your time, talent, and treasure: 👉 https://www.householdembassy.com/treasure
Barry Durmaz is a writer completing his first book, What Is an American.
