"As I 'm sure you know , the Declaration of Independence states : `` ... all men are created equal , they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights , that among these are Life , Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. `` Who or what do you consider to be the ( capitalised ) Creator in this text ? More importantly , who do you think the authors of the Declaration considered the Creator to be ? The Declaration certainly seems to tie up the notion of 'inalienable rights ' with religion . No more , I 'm going to bed ."
"In my reading of the Declaration ( and using the 1st . Amendment as a filter ) it does n't matter who or what the founders meant by `` Creator. `` The conlusion is the same ; regardless . Namely ; The fact that the founders considered our basic rights to be inherrent ."
"Who or what do you consider to be the ( capitalised ) Creator in this text ? More importantly , who do you think the authors of the Declaration considered the Creator to be ?"
"it does n't matter who or what the founders meant by `` Creator. `` The conlusion is the same ; regardless . Namely ; The fact that the founders considered our basic rights to be inherrent ."