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Originally Posted by thaskalos
The Declaration of Independence was created by self-professed Christians...who felt that they were "men of God" even as they kept slaves as their personal property. Where were the "inalienable rights" of their SLAVES? Weren't THEY made by their "creator" too?
How do you hold steadfastly to the notion of a "creator"...and yet, teach "evolution" in your schools?
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Boy you guys have to make up your minds. You and actor cannot have it both ways Christians and deists. Deism is not the same as Christianity. Also, the majority were Free Masons, who believed the God of the universe is the Great Architect, not necessarily the Christian God. The founding Fathers were also products of the enlightenment, which is not friendly to Christianity.
The founders used the word Creator to refer to God. They gave freedom to worship God, not just freedom to worship the Christian God.
They also, clearly defined that man has inalienable (irrevocable) rights from their Creator and said that this truth is self-evident.
Actor has a problem with the Declaration because it implies a religious connotation. Well that is exactly what the founding Fathers' intended. They stated man was created, with rights by a intelligent being with the power to create life. And they gave the freedom to worship this intelligent Creator being.
Of course the above is opposite of Actor's belief that life is accidental and without purpose. He is at odds with the founding principle of the United States. It looks like you are too.
