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Our very rights that some claim to be pretecting, freedom of religion among them, are bestowed upon us by the Almighty. At least that is the key premise stated in the Declaration of Independence that justified creation of this great nation of ours. It would seem some realpoliticians of today are attempting to subvert that concept as if it were only the realpolitics of 1776 and needs now be discarded.

Once the humanists (man, not God, at the top of the ruling hierarchy) eradicate that foundation, can anybody tell me how there then could ever be such a thing as unalienable rights?

It seems to me that this would lead to the ultimate overturning of our way of life. Schemers who can fight their way to the top of any large enough group will then be able to limit the rights of any single individual, even (and likely especially) those within the large group.

It should not be difficult for the unreligious (if indeed they are concerned about rights) to see the need for the ideal that God represents to be placed at the top rather than any one person, group or form of humanity. And it should not be blasphemous for the religious to adopt this line in defense of our need to permit God to remain in our national allegience.

I pray I am clear and can get other of my friends here to help me improve this line of thinking. I'm almost certain that only something along this line argument will provide us the rational and secure appeal to a secular world for the need of keeping God as the recognized Cheif of our society.

The bottom-line, as I've seen the fight as it has been shaping up all my life, is:
those who despise our country should not be allowed to use our liberties to destroy that which ensures our liberties.

If you agree, please help polish and elevate this concept into the national discussion.
If I'm wrong, please tell me how.

-Av