When one considers the manner in which life in these United States seems to be going, one would have to wonder if we have all gone mad.

There seems to be a movement afoot whereby everyone is crying about their rights. I got a right to do this, or I got a right to do that. It is a violation of my rights if you don’t let me do this or that or the other thing.

We have become a society caught up in protecting what we perceive as our rights. Law suits are cropping up all over the place and court rooms are crowded with RIGHTS seekers who demand reward for purported infringements upon their personal rights or freedoms.

Our precious founding documents are being manipulated in court rooms around the country and maligned in judge’s chambers regularly.

A nation founded on the belief that ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL and endowed by their CREATOR with certain unalienable rights has been twisted to include rights for a few while denying the rights of the many. ALL men are inclusive but the new movement underfoot seems to be exclusive to certain groups and those with a special political agenda or personal vendettas.

Our rich heritage is being eroded by this misconception that I am free and you are not the boss of me attitude seeping into our society as sewage.The very fabric of our society is being eroded by the acidic effect of this cancerous demon of personal rights and freedoms.

Before I get blasted for being insensitive and against the Constitution let me pause for a moment to clarify my position.

I believe that all men rich, or poor, healthy or sick, of noble birth or ignoble, man, woman, child, and unborn have been granted by ALMIGHTY GOD the RIGHT to live a life in peace and freedom from oppression and abuse. No one should have to be tormented by their fellow man or society for any reason political, social, or religious. It is to that high aim I am directing my thoughts.

Doing unto others as we would have them do unto us is the standard set forth by Almighty God on how man should interact with man. However, because we are a fallen people with selfish ambitions and self-serving attitudes towards one another we see a brand new creed of conduct emerging. Do unto others BEFORE they can do it to you.

This is not new for since the dawn of time man has been inhuman to man. There has been fighting and killings and arguments and murders because of this idea that one person is more deserving then another or is of a greater worth then another.

AGAIN I restate ALL MEN are created equal. NONE of us can claim to be without SIN or have ascended to the heights of heaven. Only from a throne on high could real justice be meted out. Therefore since we are all in the same boat doesn’t it just make sense that we figure out a way to patch the holes in the boat rather then seeking to sink it?

Accusing one another of trespasses of a personal sort is punching holes into an already sinking ship called life. Demanding to have our own ways while others are struggling to row the boat only causes lots of stirring of the water and no progress towards the shore. Demanding ones rights while disregarding the rights of another does not make one more free but rather a slave to ones own selfishness and greed.

The reality of this position, though it would appear to be in the interest of preserving ones rights, only erodes the very rights and freedoms of all men by singling out certain groups to bestow special rights upon while denying others the access to same.

When we take away the DO THE RIGHT thing from our demands for DO RIGHT BY MY standards then we have left the straight path and are wandering down the crooked road of personal and corporate self-destruction. When we take away all the RIGHTS we only have what is LEFT. Where moral certitude is replaced by moral relativism then one quickly loses ones way navigating the rough waters of the stormy seas of life.

The Almighty God has not only bestowed upon man the absolute right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, but He has also bestowed upon that same creation the responsibility of protecting that which is right by ALL of creation. If it seems right to you but it is not right for your neighbor then it is not RIGHT.

If the way seems right unto you but violates the precepts set forth from almighty God then the end of your journey will be a massive shipwreck along life’s shores. Many souls have been laid waste by the very thing set forth in this dissertation. Give me what you owes me and I will do what I want, when I want, how I want, and for as long as I want.

Some, like the prodigal son of scripture, seem to think they have a right to do as they please. And yes you do have that right. God being a loving Father will indeed allow you that RIGHT of self-expression and He will allow you the RIGHT of self-awareness, and He will allow you the RIGHT of self-destruction. All the while HE is waiting to grant you self-respect and self-worth.

Although it would appear that exercising ones rights would be freeing, it is in the restraint from utilizing that right that really makes one free.

I may have the right to sue you for slander or another infraction, but it is far more liberating for me to not exercise that right but rather forgive. You see if I exercise my right to sue you then another’s freedom will be hindered by that action. Not only would I have been injured by the others actions toward me but I too would be injuring the other by retaliating with my action toward them? Downward we spiral out of control until someone somewhere says ENOUGH is ENOUGH.

You see when we take out all the rights the only thing that remains are LEFT. Heaven is a home of the RIGHTEOUS all others will be left. The righteous are those who DO RIGHT not demand their rights. Right?