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Post by Admin on Jul 4, 2016 8:27:33 GMT -7
Thomas Jefferson speaks to Glastonbury and the world
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.
- - The Declaration of Independence
Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie stated "Deceptively simple words, those that we see above from the Declaration of Independence. The greatest words Jefferson ever wrote. Perhaps the greatest words anyone has ever written. Words that inspired men to pledge their lives and fortune to the cause, that inspired women to make countless sacrifices and that inspired nations to embark upon an experiment of freedom.". Read the full story here. In Church Universal and Triumphant theology Thomas Jefferson is considered a "fallen master". Was it because he rejected the idea that some people, by virtue of their practice and knowledge of The Teachings are more equal than other people? Doesn't everyone deserve to be treated equally regardless of their religion? What would he think of a GLA Road Policy that discriminates against landowners who pursue happiness by choosing to live furthest from the paved roads? What would he think about directors who abuse their position and knowing lie to the people? Since government is formed to secure our freedoms, should we not change government when it no longer respects or honors those freedoms? Is Thomas Jefferson really a "fallen master" or is he a patriot and hero? |
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chris
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Post by chris on Jul 4, 2016 12:32:19 GMT -7
In reality it matters not who actually penned these documents, the original Declaration and Constitution. It is the ideas of liberty and unalienable rights so eloquently expressed in them that matter. They have withstood the tests of time and the vicious onslaught of detractors since their inception. Tragically, they are still being pounded, even shredded, by all branches of our modern government. Those who claim that they are archaic documents with no value to the modern world are simply statists beholden to an ideology of collectivism. History is often distorted, manipulated and propagandized to reflect the ideals of the prevailing governments, victors. or tyrants. Getting to the truth of matters is often challenging, even as it is today in all levels of government, including the GLA. One must always strive to maintain an open mind while ferreting out the truth. Author James Perloff has written a couple of articles on the "true" history of the American Revolution: jamesperloff.com/2014/12/09/the-american-revolution-part-i-the-secrets-buried-at-lexington-green/jamesperloff.com/2016/06/30/the-american-revolution-part-ii-who-wrote-the-declaration-of-independence/In part II, he states: “Everyone knows” Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, but not “everyone knew” it in early America. Jefferson was on the drafting committee at the Second Continental Congress. However, he made no claim to authorship until 1821, when he was an old man, and even then did so ambiguously.
For a long time, it has been understood outside the box of orthodox historiography that the Declaration’s real author was Thomas Paine. The case was made, for example, in Junius Unmasked: Or, Thomas Paine, the Author of the Letters of Junius, and the Declaration of Independence, by Joel Moody (1872); in this article published by Walton Williams in 1906; and in Thomas Paine: Author of the Declaration of Independence by Joseph Lewis (1947)...
With the Declaration’s 240th anniversary upon us, I believe the time has come to reevaluate America’s founding. An excellent starting place for many people would be Chris Pinto’s series of documentaries Secret Mysteries of America’s Beginnings, which may be bought on Amazon or viewed on YouTube. A good Pinto film to begin with is The Hidden Faith of the Founding Fathers."Notwithstanding this different view of history, I still believe that the founding fathers and the signers of the Declaration were great men and I am indebted to them for the freedoms I have been privileged to live. Oh, that we could find a few good men like them today to turn this country around. Where do you stand? As Jefferson did write, "I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery." |
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