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Biblical roots are in the Declaration Re: "Pastor urges return to biblical values," June 26 news story: In the article on Let Freedom Ring’s preaching that America was founded on Christian principles, you go to the Rev. Barry Lynn for an opposing view. Lynn is a reverend in name only, having been ordained but never having been a pastor of a church. Lynn is an attorney who has been fighting to remove any public acknowledgement of God, first as a lawyer with the ACLU and more recently as the director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State. His claim that there is no evidence that America was founded on biblical principles is baseless and shows a total disregard for American history. Space prohibits me from listing entire books that illustrate proof that America was founded by religious men who believed in the Bible, so I offer only this. The Declaration of Independence clearly states, “they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights ... life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” Where do you think they got the idea that there was a Creator? In the Bible, Genesis 1:1 states, “In the beginning, God created the Heavens and the Earth.” ROGER
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