You may find the news increasingly upsetting lately. More coverage of murder, more surveys showing that young people under 40 want Marxism (socialism, communism, etc.), and free stuff. There are more lawsuits, more declines in public education, and more sexual issues in the front and center of the news. Why is everything around us seemingly spinning out of control? Is this “progress?” Are American traditional values passe’ now? Let’s look into this issue. The Struggle Is a War Have you also noticed the word “evil” being associated with open actions in the culture lately? Media commentators even say we are in a war between good and evil. The definitions of good and evil are self-evident. We are born with a conscience. However, today we see evidence all around us that many people call evil “good” and good “evil.” Actions that were once considered shameful are now openly performed under the guise of freedom of speech. Murderers who may have mental psychoses are applauded if they …
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Declaration: Rights From Creator, Not Government
Two senators had an exchange on the Declaration of Independence regarding the rights of Americans this week. One Senator said, "The notion that rights don't come from laws and don't come from the government, but come from the Creator… That's what the Iranian government believes. So the statement that our rights do not come from our laws or our governments is extremely troubling." What the Declaration Of Independence Says About Our Rights Now, why would declaring our rights come from God and not from the government be troubling to some Americans (whom we elected to run our country)? I've been challenged on this point here at Common Sense Civics and Citizenship. Let's review what the Declaration of Independence says on this point and why it is said in this way. "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.--That to …
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You may find the news increasingly upsetting lately. More coverage of murder, more surveys showing that young people under 40 want Marxism (socialism, communism, etc.), and free stuff. There are more lawsuits, more declines in public education, and more sexual issues in the front and center of the news. Why is everything around us seemingly […]
Declaration: Rights From Creator, Not Government
Two senators had an exchange on the Declaration of Independence regarding the rights of Americans this week. One Senator said, “The notion that rights don’t come from laws and don’t come from the government, but come from the Creator… That’s what the Iranian government believes. So the statement that our rights do not come from […]
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