This blog contains comments and teaching regarding living the Christian faith and comments on the intersection of faith and many other aspects of life from pop culture to science. It also has some stories--hopefully they are amusing stories--from my life. ~Dan
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A beautiful truth: Unalienable rights, given by God
There are certain “rights” that were recognized by the founders of the United States to be “unalienable.”
If something is “unalienable” that means it is “impossible to take away or give up…” [Merriam-Webster dictionary]
Why are these rights understood to be unalienable?
This part is critically important: The rights are unalienable because of their Source. They are given by God. Think of it this way: The government has not given us these rights, God has. Since the rights were not given by the government they cannot be taken away by the government.
This is a beautiful truth. It was, and is, a very insightful truth to include in the Declaration of Independence.
“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.” Declaration of Independence, In Congress, July 4, 1776.