Meredith
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If somebody is right, say so. If they are wrong, say so. Whether they think like you or not.
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Rep. Pramila Jayapal My coming week in the Beautiful PNW. I think I'll survive. And the forests should be okay as long as a leftist or homeless person doesn't set them on fire.
James Surowiecki No, but the Declaration of Independence mentions our natural rights coming from our Creator. It mentions the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God. All of the founders who wrote the Constitution believed our rights came from God. It’s clearly a foundational principle of our
James Surowiecki Most weren’t deists. Although some were. But to answer your question, what it meant for the founding fathers was that our rights are inherent in our human nature. God being the Creator is the Author of our nature and is therefore the Author of our rights. Because they come from
James Surowiecki Bryce Barras To pretend America was not founded on Judeo-Christian principles is to be disingenuous.
Sophia Lee James Surowiecki It’s an organic law of the United States. So while yes it’s not technically a civil law, it is serves as the foundation for all laws of the United States, including the U.S. Constitution. This is why the Declaration is included in the U.S. Code for interpreting federal laws.
James Surowiecki Bryce Barras Deists are not atheist you moron. They believe in God. They just don’t think he constantly intervenes in our lives. And not all of them were deists
James Surowiecki Bryce Barras Why do people talk about deists as though they were atheist or agnostic? Deists believe in God. They just believe he created the universe, created the laws that make it work, set it in motion, and does not get personally involved after that. Also only a handful of the founders
Fat Conservative James Surowiecki Bryce Barras Those who described themselves as deists at the time f the founding did not necessarily believe in the uninvolved God but rather that the understanding of God could come through reason rather than revelation. Franklin, a self described deist, wrote in his letter to Ezra Stiles, l
James Surowiecki Bryce Barras “The general principles on which the fathers achieved independence were the general principles of Christianity.” - John Adams (letter to Thomas Jefferson, June 28, 1813) “Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are
James Ingallinera Have you tried electing a different government?
James Surowiecki Bryce Barras Deists believe in God. Why would it be weird that they should believe that all natural born rights come from God? More importantly, why would a Deist think that government can grant rights? Point of fact, both the Deists and Christians who comprised our Founding Fathers
James Ingallinera Vote Republican
