Your Opinion: "Creator' acknowledged in declaration

Dear Editor:

The Declaration of Independence starts of by saying: "When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

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 secure these rights, governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness."

At the time of signing this document about 30 percent of the colonists wanted to continue as they were under the governance of England, 30 percent wished to secede from England, and the last 30 percent didn't care one way or the other.

How can a previous letter writer believe, "Religion does not have a place in governance or in any of the restrictions that government places upon liberty"? As stated in The Declaration of Independence, our liberty comes from God not man, and the government he sets up. There are governments that have been set up that the citizen's liberty is restricted. Just look at the former USSR, Red China, and what ISIS is doing in the Middle East even today.

This just confirms that you can believe anything you wish, it may, however not be true. The USA is in fact a "light on a hill" that individuals around the world can come to for real freedom and liberty. Our country is like no other now or in times past. We are however not perfect, but better than any other. God works to further his will by using we mortals, regardless if we believe that He is the sovereign of the universe or not.

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