Dear Editor:
The recent thread of letters to the editor concerning the source of human rights has been nothing short of mystifying. I guess I stirred up this nest by reacting to Cal Thomas' op ed of Feb. 19.
Reporter Chris Cuomo and Judge Roy Moore got into a bellowing match over Judge Roy thumbing his nose at the federal judiciary. (Yes, they were bellowing). Chris Cuomo stated our rights "come from man," while Judge Roy maintained our rights "come from God."
Cal Thomas had to publish his remonstration of Mr. Cuomo. I had to point out what I believe is a severe failure of Mr. Thomas' logic. Sampson and Bode weighed in with their wisdom. (Sampson several times).
As I continue to state, that sacred document that we hold so dear, the one that says "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" was written by a very hypocritical body politic.
Imagine, if you will, you could return that time in our history when our Constitution was being debated and drafted. Imagine reading your precious Declaration of Independence in one of the slave quarters at any southern plantation. Pick one. Just how well would that go over with the slaves, or for that matter, with the "owners" of said slaves?
I simply cannot countenance the trumpeting the perfect structure of our liberty while pointing to this hypocrisy. Nor can I countenance it by you thumping your Bible.
I certainly agree with Sampson on one point he made in his opinion piece published March 29. "Just because you believe something doesn't make it true."
Believing that because the Declaration of Independence uses the word "creator" we have proof that our rights come from God is a great example. This United States is not a theocracy. It says so in the very first amendment to our Constitution. Have you ever wondered why this very first amendment addresses religious liberty? It was because large portion of our Founding Fathers were very frightened at the idea of a theocracy. They were in the majority, and they were absolutely right.
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