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Giving Everything on the Altar of Liberty: Charlie at Dream City Church
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All Men Are Created Equal: Genesis 1:26 vs. the Divine Right of Kings
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King George, Kirk tells the congregation, had to call in his scribes when he read 'all men are created equal.' The concept was incomprehensible to a monarch who believed in the divine right of kings — that his status made him categorically superior to a colonial farmer. Kirk argues the founders weren't drawing on Aristotle or Roman philosophy here; the source was Genesis 1:26-27, the doctrine of universal human equality before God. From this biblical root flows natural rights, Western civilization, and the uniquely American conviction that wealth or power do not confer greater human worth. He extends the argument to 'life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,' insisting that liberty and happiness are impossible without first protecting life at every stage.
When King George read 'all men are created equal,' he had to call in scribes to process the shock. The idea that a monarch was equal to a farmer was incomprehensible. Kirk argues this wasn't borrowed from Aristotle or Plato — it came straight from Genesis 1:26-27 and the biblical doctrine of universal human equality before God.
