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To: jwalsh07
No thanks, I prefer to affirm that rights are granted by the creator, not the state. One Nation, under God speaks volumes to those who'll hear it.

My questions would be, if God really "granted" us rights, what do we need the government for?

The concept of "rights" is very confused. If men are endowed by their Creator with rights, why do we need a government to make sure we get them? We are endowed by our Creator with ears for hearing, and eyes for seeing, and legs for walking, and no government agency is required to make sure we get them. I guess our Creator intended to endow us with rights, but somehow got sidetracked, so now it is up to the government.

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13 posted on 03/04/2003 3:48:23 PM PST by Hank Kerchief
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To: Hank Kerchief
My questions would be, if God really "granted" us rights, what do we need the government for?

The purpose of government is to protect the rights of it's citizens, the unalienable rights granted to every human being.

14 posted on 03/04/2003 3:52:24 PM PST by jwalsh07
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To: Hank Kerchief
"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.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness."

You need to read more.

15 posted on 03/04/2003 4:13:31 PM PST by jwalsh07
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