[atlaw]

Lutheran. ELCA. Confirmed 1965, Christ the King Lutheran Church, Windsor Conn. (at that time ALC, and principally a German/Swedish congregation). Specific enough?

Now, back to the question. Exactly how does the US Constitution “assume” that all rights are bestowed by our “Creator.” Are you finding this “assumption” in some penumbra of the Constitution, rather like the right to privacy?

(And note, I’m neither interested in, nor so rude as to ask about, your beliefs, especially since they have nothing whatsoever to do with the question at hand.)

[Heartlander]

Hmmm… Never thought it rude to ask someone what they believe – as many times it ties into motivations. I would think most people would not have a problem with the statement “The US Constitution assumed all human rights were bestowed to us by our Creator” and I was curious why you came to single out that one line on this thread .

Looking through your post history I see that you are a lawyer – a Christian lawyer. You are obviously familiar with Blackstone’s Commentaries and other influences that helped form our laws. I would also suspect that you have heard of The 5000 Year Leap and have an opinion about the book. I’m obviously not telling you anything new here and you seem to be looking for a ‘gotcha’ to exploit (maybe I’m wrong).

That said, I used two words that you’ve focused on, “assumed” and “Creator”. You are wanting to know how it’s ‘assumed’ the Creator bestowed our rights and you also seem to want me to specify the Creator’s identity.

1) How is it ‘assumed’ the Creator bestowed our rights? Natural Law, whether it be from Roman or Judeo Christian, assumed ‘a creator’.
2) Who is the Creator? The founders intentionally made this and other references generic for freedom of worship.