Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Nature's Law and Man's Law

Through the enlightenment, the philosophers and thinkers of the time came to acknowledge something that would overstand even the power of the king himself. Nature's God, in essence, which was responsible for creating of the king, the land and everything else, the creator of the universe. While detaching from the dogmas and sects, this came to be known as Natural Law, or the Law of Nature. Thomas Jefferson, enigmatic to many, was keen to this notion and developed his own text to reflect those parts of the bible which best reflect the teachings and morals - in truth, it's what he saw as the unadulterated essence of the bible still shining through the revisions of the church and agendas of men. While man's law may proclaim power over you, it did not give you life, and for it to assume rule over something not belonging to it is not just. (Full Text)
Thomas Jefferson Bible, The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth

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