Human Nature and the Declaration of Independence

         I would like to show that the view of human nature that is shown in The Declaration of Independence is taken more from the Bible and that that view is in disagreement with two of the three esays given in class. The Biblical perspective of man is that he was created by a divine Creator with a specific plan in mind and made in the image of his Creator. Men are entitled to the pursuit …

…as Hobes and Aristotle could have even welled up enough courage in their cold and timid souls 200 years ago to break the tyrrany of the British, I strongly believe that our country would have quickly decayed in immorality and greed.         'So whither you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.'                                                                                 (1Cor 10:31) _ - Christianity and the Constitution p.51,53 ; America's Providential History p.156 ; Myth of Separation p.195-96