The phrasing you reference is not intended to reference a theistic creator, rather as a way to acknowledge that it is not the role of government to confer rights to the people - we are owed them inherently. “Our creator” could just as readily be interpreted to mean a series of entirely natural processes that can be explained by scientific principles.
The founding fathers themselves explicitly acknowledged that the government was not founded on religious principles on many, many occasions. If you need more details on this, the anti-defamation league has compiled several good quotes here: www.adl.org/sites/default/…/PORF-StatsFF.pdf
You are free to believe (or not) in anything you like, but there is no place within our government for the consideration of religious beliefs in how we make or apply our laws.
Pro-lifers hate women and want to control their bodies. Pro-choicers hate babies and care about their own convenience more than the lives of children....
OP is relying on a strawman themselves by continuing to use the term “pro-life” to represent the anti-abortion side of the argument. One can be in support of legal, safe access to abortion and still feel that abortion is against their own moral values.
A true “pro-life” stance should by its very definition include the lives of those who could potentially be harmed by carrying a high risk or unwanted pregnancy to term, as well as those of the children born into situations in which their basic needs are unlikely to be met. And yet, far too often we see those who label themselves “pro-life” completely ignore the value of these lives.
Oh this game is so good! I still haven’t finished it but I need to get back to it so I can get started on the next one! I love the story and the scenery is stunning!
This is amazing, thank you! I loved Apollo and I’ve been trying any iOS client I can find for Lemmy or kbin. Wefwef is so familiar I almost don’t miss Apollo anymore 😅
It doesn't really surprise me to hear this. A solid majority of Republicans favor government-funded health care. Surprised? You shouldn't be. Republicans need help just like the rest of us. They're just more concerned about who gets it. So even though we have more in common than not, it shouldn't surprise us that we all assume...
I just got back into 76 after a long hiatus. I played the beta for a bit and then life got in the way. Just reached level 60 and still feeling like a newb....
I run a few groups, like @fediversenews, mostly on Friendica. It's okay, but Friendica resembles Facebook Groups more than Reddit. I also like the moderation options that Lemmy has....
I signed up for Mastodon awhile back but never really got into it since I don’t really do Twitter much either. I have been reading about lemmy but didn’t sign up until today.
It was a little confusing trying to sign up, the first instance I tried to sign up with had a waiting period for account approvals but I finally found one I could sign up with instantly and then I started poking around. I think I am getting the hang of it!
I have also downloaded Mlem to test on my iphone. It’s easy and simple to use, not a lot of features yet but it seems promising.
So far outside of a bit of focus time to figure out how to actually get signed up and find communities to subscribe to I’m cautiously optimistic. This seems more like how the older days of the internet were, before the enshittification of social media. Let’s see if this trend continues!
No subject in American politics exhibits our reliance on strawman more than the abortion debate.
Pro-lifers hate women and want to control their bodies. Pro-choicers hate babies and care about their own convenience more than the lives of children....
Been Playing Horizon Zero Dawn
Really fun game, bought it a while ago on PC and finally getting around to it! It's beautiful and I find it funny how they worship a door
wefwef [alpha] — an apollo-inspired Lemmy web client (wefwef.app)
Hi there! So there's been a ton of work by a bunch of developers that are really frustrated with Apollo going away end of month....
Democrats and Republicans share core values but still distrust each other (apnews.com)
It doesn't really surprise me to hear this. A solid majority of Republicans favor government-funded health care. Surprised? You shouldn't be. Republicans need help just like the rest of us. They're just more concerned about who gets it. So even though we have more in common than not, it shouldn't surprise us that we all assume...
Any other filthy casual refugees?
I just got back into 76 after a long hiatus. I played the beta for a bit and then life got in the way. Just reached level 60 and still feeling like a newb....
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I understand there’s a lot of work going into this app so I wanted to thank you right off the bat!...
Redditors, how do you like Lemmy?
I run a few groups, like @fediversenews, mostly on Friendica. It's okay, but Friendica resembles Facebook Groups more than Reddit. I also like the moderation options that Lemmy has....
Lets see those tanks!
hope all are doing well this week, Mondays suck but at least we have some aquariums to come home to. Lets see your tank!...