bonnie Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 CNN Anchor: ‘Our Rights Do Not Come From God’ February 12, 2015 - 12:30 PM By Curtis Kalin During a heated discussion over gay marriage, CNN morning Anchor Chris Cuomo opined that the unalienable rights endowed to all Americans do not come from God. Cuomo was debating Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore on the constitutionality of same-sex marriage. Near the end of the back-and-forth and after Moore argued that rights cannot be handed down by men, Cuomo blurted out: “Our rights do not come from God, your honor, and you know that. They come from man... That’s your faith, that’s my faith, but that’s not our country. Our laws come from collective agreement and compromise.” Maybe Mr. Cuomo flunked elementary civics. The opening sentence of the second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence clearly affirms: “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…” It may be more convenient to Cuomo’s political philosophy that a select few are empowered to grant rights to the masses, but it certainly is not part of this country’s foundation. What’s worse is Cuomo is advocating “collective” rights. He speaks as if every American right can simply be overturned at a whim simply because "times change." “Sure, freedom of speech was great in 1789, but we've evolved beyond that as a collective society.” This is a very dangerous slope on which to tread. Maybe CNN will help their anchors learn American history on the network’snew game show. Chris Cuomo desperately needs the tutoring. Quote Everything you do is based on the choices you make. It's not your parents, your past relationships, your job, the economy, the weather, an argument, or your age that is to blame. You and only you are responsible for every decision and choice you make, period ... ... Wish more people would realize this. Quotes by Susan Gottesman
Moderators Gregory Matthews Posted February 13, 2015 Moderators Posted February 13, 2015 Yes, the Bible may give us our God-given rights. However, in our human society, our civil rights spring from the Federal Constitution, the understanding of the people who agreed to it as to what God-given rights should be enshrined in law and the case law that exists. That body of legal rights may not include all of the rights that God had given us and may not include them in the manner that God has given them to us.. The teaching of the SDA Church has been that in "end times" our legal rights will not be those that God has given us. There is a sense that Judge Moore fails to understand basic principles of law. Quote Gregory
bonnie Posted February 13, 2015 Author Posted February 13, 2015 Yes, the Bible may give us our God-given rights. However, in our human society, our civil rights spring from the Federal Constitution, the understanding of the people who agreed to it as to what God-given rights should be enshrined in law and the case law that exists. That body of legal rights may not include all of the rights that God had given us and may not include them in the manner that God has given them to us.. The teaching of the SDA Church has been that in "end times" our legal rights will not be those that God has given us. There is a sense that Judge Moore fails to understand basic principles of law. Declaration of Independence clearly affirms: “ 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…” I think he understands it quite well. It is the government that is supposed to govern with the consent of the governed As in not overturning state laws where citizens of a state has clearly spoken and voted Quote Everything you do is based on the choices you make. It's not your parents, your past relationships, your job, the economy, the weather, an argument, or your age that is to blame. You and only you are responsible for every decision and choice you make, period ... ... Wish more people would realize this. Quotes by Susan Gottesman
Moderators Gregory Matthews Posted February 13, 2015 Moderators Posted February 13, 2015 Bonnie: I have read the Declaration of Independence. I have read the Federal Constitution. Judge Moore clearly in his verbal and written statements is in agreement with neither statute nor case law. Quote Gregory
bonnie Posted February 13, 2015 Author Posted February 13, 2015 Bonnie: I have read the Declaration of Independence. I have read the Federal Constitution. Judge Moore clearly in his verbal and written statements is in agreement with neither statute nor case law. Many of us have read both as well. Cuomo’s and many others believe that it is in the hands of a few to grant rights but that was not a part of founding of this country Quote Everything you do is based on the choices you make. It's not your parents, your past relationships, your job, the economy, the weather, an argument, or your age that is to blame. You and only you are responsible for every decision and choice you make, period ... ... Wish more people would realize this. Quotes by Susan Gottesman
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