Originally posted by Steve49589:
When discussing the words “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance, consider the second paragraph of The Declaration of Independence, which states, in part, “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…”
If our Creator does not give us these unalienable rights, then who does? “Well the government does” is the answer from the absolute “separation of church and state” crowd.
Well if the government gives them to us – then they can take those rights away. Those rights are specifically granted to us by a higher power so man cannot take them away. They are unalienable, look it up… incapable of being alienated, that is, sold and transferred. You cannot surrender, sell or transfer unalienable rights, they are a gift from the creator to the individual and cannot under any circumstances be surrendered or taken. All individuals have unalienable rights.
Governments are there to secure these rights, NOT to grant or create them.
Creator does not necessarily mean the Christian God. Jefferson was, in fact, a deist. Deists DO believe in a creator. Some believe that everything was created, and then the "creator" no longer does anything. That is, we are left to our own devices.
From Deism.com:
"Deism is, as stated above, based on nature and reason, not "revelation." All the other religions make claim to special divine revelation or they have requisite "holy" books. Deism has neither. In Deism there is no need for a preacher, priest or rabbi. All one needs in Deism is their own common sense and the creation to contemplate."
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