Quoted from The Declaration of Independence...
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness"
The founding fathers saw fit to attibute the source of these unlienable rights to God.
In recent times we have seen an upsurge in efforts to completely remove "God" from anything having to do with our government whether it be in the Pledge of Alliegance or from our currency.
I understand that a lot of people feel that this is truly what is best for this country and that it is truly what the verbage of the First Amendment means.
I have serious fears and concerns that the long term effects of such changes will ultimately lead to the demise of the very thing those same people are trying to protect, our rights.
If the source unalienable rights is taken away from God, then who is granting them? The government? It would seem to me that if it is up to the government to grant these rights, then it is also up to the government to take them away.
The fact that the source of these rights is attributed to God creates a hierarchy of authority which establishes the place of government below that of god. Remove the god element and now the government and god hold the same position of authority.
Is this really what is best for the country's citizens? Further erosion of the validity, strengths, and meanings of our rights?
-Glenn
