Do our rights come from God or do they come from the government? Didn't Madison say that, "Our Constitution is made for a moral and religious people"?

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Do our rights come from God or do they come from the government? Didn't Madison say that, "Our Constitution is made for a moral and religious people"?

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Answer 1

There is no god. Men are the only gods and people blaming the government for bad things happening would be like a religious person blaming an animal for killing a person when that animal is a creation of that god and is controlled by that god. The government is just a creation of man and can only do bad when man forgets to keep it in check. Generations forget the lessons of previous generations due to time. But is all sill there, they're mistakes and they're successes we can still learn from them. And the lesson that i have found is that things are not as bad as we seem to want them to be. The government can not take away our rights nor can they give them to us. We can only earn them or give them away.

Answer 2

Our laws come from God (Ten Commandants) but gov't has corrupted those basic laws into whatever they like under the guise of "rights" or "morals" which the gov't justifies if they fail to respect those laws and put themselves above those laws that the rest of us had better follow or else. I can not believe God intended for corrupt, power hungry & greedy men to give laws to follow. Our Constitution is for everyone - politicians seem to forget that.

Answer 3

Our laws come from God (Ten Commandants) but gov't has corrupted those basic laws into whatever they like under the guise of "rights" or "morals" which the gov't justifies if they fail to respect those laws and put themselves above those laws that the rest of us had better follow or else. I can not believe God intended for corrupt, power hungry & greedy men to give laws to follow. Our Constitution is for everyone - politicians seem to forget that.

Answer 4

Some of our rights do come from God but as for our Constitution, our current Admin and its moron Leader sure arent listening to it or our forefathers so so much for it anymore as it doesnt even exist anymore according to them and hopefully this action will come to haunt everyone of them next year

Answer 5

Anonymous answered

The path we choose is planned out by god, the government just trys to control us

Answer 6

Janey answered

Our Rights come from God and the government only has power because it was given that power by the people.The Founding Fathers recognized these Rights as God-given, which is what ennobles the USA and which is why the great nation is known as the "Home of the Free".These truths are self-evident,as the Government was created to protect people's Rights. Not issue them.

Answer 7

Well, Im 13and personally believe all our rights come from God, My parents arent religious, but its what I choose to believe :) For God created the world and life, Therefore God also created right and the people who make rights. God controls our lives, and therefore must control the rights with in it. God gives us the right to freedom, happiness and love, things that no one else could ever give to us. People may disagree with me, like i said I'm only 13, im not into all the government stuff so theyre just my thoughts

Answer 8

As citizens of a country, human rights are determined by national agreement, which may be seriously different, depending upon the nation one is a citizen of. And those rights- or perceived 'lack of rights'- are what the citizen enjoys.

Jehovah God expects those who are loyal to him, to obey the laws of their countries, and act within the limits of those rights.

However, Jehovah's view of human rights, is different than man's. Do humans even have 'rights', before Jehovah?

"To Jehovah, the earth belongs, and everything in it, the productive land and those dwelling on it."- Psalm 24:1

However, all those loyal to Jehovah, enjoy his protection and "loyal love". He, Himself negates the need for human rights, for He as established His absolute desire and intent to ensure that human happiness, security, dignity, relief, confidence, future, unity, education, variety, equality, justice, purpose, environment, and much more, are set in place indefinitely!

No constitution or human edict, can accomplish this. And no presumption of divine favor, can bring it about, or enforce it.

"And the work of their hands my chosen ones will enjoy to the full. They will not toil for nothing, nor will they bear children for distress, because they are the offspring made up of those blessed by Jehovah, and their descendants with them. Even before they call out, I will answer; while they are yet speaking, I will hear."- Psalms 65:23-24