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Bribery and deliberate public theft

Clear participation in bribery, corruption, or direct public theft.

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Bribery and deliberate public theft

Tier 1 - Hard Disqualifier

Clear participation in bribery, corruption, or direct public theft.

Principle: Justice, honest judgment, prohibition of theft and bribery.

Scripture: Exodus 23:8, Deuteronomy 16:19, Proverbs 15:27

Reformed rationale: Justice, honest judgment, and the prohibition of theft and bribery govern the magistrate.