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To: Hebrews 11:6
They began by citing as self-evident truth their unalienable rights, with which they were endowed by their creator. Then they demonstrated that Britain's rule had become destructive of those rights, thus giving them the Right and even "the duty" to throw off Britain's rule.

I see non Scriptural citations in the Declaration for either the claim that liberty is a God-given unalienable right or the claim that a ruler can justly be thrown off if he becomes destructive of that right. What Scripture do you believe supports those claims?

139 posted on 01/22/2003 1:29:52 PM PST by MrLeRoy ("That government is best which governs least.")
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To: MrLeRoy
What Scripture do you believe supports those claims?

Excellent question, one worthy of an essay exam in a Christian college's American History or Logic course. The "B" and "C" students would attempt to answer it, whereas the "A" students would spot the trap and throw it back into the professor's face, thusly:

They claimed it was "self-evident," thus requiring no Scriptural support. That puts the burden back onto those challenging their decision, to prove, either self-evidently or from Scripture, that liberty is not a God-given unalienable right and that they do not have the right to throw off a despot's rule.

144 posted on 01/22/2003 6:14:25 PM PST by Hebrews 11:6 (Look it up!)
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