A Right to Exist
Whose Rights Are Right?
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I have RIGHTS!
“I have a right” is probably the most commonly used phrase in America today. Everybody claims their right to do and say as they please. They harp on their constitutional’s right of free speech. The only problem is a failure to consider the other persons rights. If you have a right, then so does everyone else. When your right infringes upon someone else’s rights, where will the line be drawn to determine whose right’s get precedence? The Declaration of Independence was written to declare that every man had certain unalienable rights that are given to him by his creator, among which are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Somehow people have taken the idea of rights being guaranteed them by the Constitution, to mean a right to do whatever I want, when I want, say whatever I want and it’s legal for me to do so. We have the law and then we also have the spirit of the law or the common sense or intent of the law. We have the right of free speech, but try and shout fire in a crowded theatre or mall and see where your rights get you. No doubt, even that will soon be allowed. Try exercising your freedom of speech rights, to incite a riot and see where it gets you. Make a false 911 emergency call and see where any of these things get you, in most cases you will land in jail.
Today people seem to have confused personal preferences with rights. Furthermore they feel that if they are not allowed those personal preferences, that somehow their rights under the constitution are being violated. Again the constitution guarantees us the right to life, the right to pursue happiness and the right to be free. Nothing is mentioned or eluded to concerning personal preferences or desires. But just like the bible, people misinterpret the constitution for their own personal benefit. They twist or attempt to turn the words around to fit themselves. Our constitution was written with God the Creator included, and our laws for the most part were written based on the Laws or Ten Commandments of God. From them we have our moral law and our civil law. God’s law was used to govern our society and for the most part it still does. It continues to be against the law to steal and kill. Everything else it seems is becoming more and more questionable. Mine, Yours, Whose rights are right?
Chapters
1. Civil Rights
2. Rights in the 21st Century
3. Animal Rights
4. Transgender Rights
5. Gay and Lesbian Rights
6. Christian Rights
7. Genocide (Israel in Egypt)
8. Black Genocide (The Negro Project)
9. The Right of the Jewish People to Exist
10. Conclusion: Where do we go from here?
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About the Book
A Right to Exist: Whose Rights Are Right? traces the development of the understanding and expression of rights in American culture. By looking back to the history of the struggle for the recognition of civil rights, John Jeffrey traces their development and, along the way, explores the emerging confusion between rights and preferences.
A Right to Exist establishes a foundation for rights both in the founding documents of the United States—the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution—while also tracing how these formulations depend upon God’s law as spelled out in the Bible. The work’s historical survey digs into the development of civil rights from the time of the Civil War to the present day. A chapter looks at how rights and preferences commingle in the discussion about abortion rights. The final chapter investigates the history of the rights of Jewish people.
You may find yourself stuck in intractable debates with others over the priorities placed on preferences and rights. You might have questions about the direction taken by public policy discussions. You might desire to gain a clearer understanding of the true roots of the rights we enjoy in the United States. For answers to these issues A Right to Exist: Whose Rights Are Right? will serve as your guide for your exploration of preferences, choices, and rights.
About the Author
Bishop John W. Jeffrey is an ordained elder and a consecrated episcopal bishop of the Pentecostal Churches of the Apostolic Faith. Born and reared in North Little Rock, Arkansas, he currently serves as pastor of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith in that’s city’s Brushy Island community.