tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32866891.post316441226963570566..comments2016-10-01T13:31:52.128-04:00Comments on A Birdhouse: God Bless 1984Warblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04981471190679866578noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32866891.post-43547511784048657452009-10-15T21:53:02.489-04:002009-10-15T21:53:02.489-04:00If I go down the list that are called inalienable ...If I go down the list that are called inalienable rights in the declaration of independence, I find that they are not really so inalienable.<br /><br />Those are: Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness<br /><br />All three can be rescinded by the government bearing the sword as punishment should you break the law. And God certainly seems to hold them as even less sacred. Your life is not yours, your liberty is not yours, and where are we told that we have the right to pursue happiness? We are told instead to expect and rejoice in suffering. I think we are born with no God given rights. He does, however, give us the right to be heirs in Him.<br /><br />Now, from the human perspective, we are to love our neighbours. But do we have the right to be loved by our neighbours?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03977286524350175186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32866891.post-78773033829950942652009-10-10T20:49:18.533-04:002009-10-10T20:49:18.533-04:00All men were created equally human (equally in the...All men were created equally human (equally in the image of God).<br />All men "deserve" the same respect and honor that one would think they themselves are due (Love your neightbor as yourself).<br /><br />Anyone who does not obey this is not worthy of any honor or respect.<br /><br />War (which is a vie for land/influence/power) does not add or detract one iota from the image of God or from the respect and care that we should give to other people.Warblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04981471190679866578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32866891.post-10189423803125283532009-10-09T21:53:40.282-04:002009-10-09T21:53:40.282-04:00are rights really given by God? I propose that the...are rights really given by God? I propose that there is no such thing as a "god given right".Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03977286524350175186noreply@blogger.com