OpinionJuly 3, 2002
Declaration also mentions Creator as giving rights
To the editor: I read Doug Phelps' letter on the Pledge of Allegiance decision with some astonishment. He correctly quoted the rights enumerated in the Declaration of Independence. However, he neglected to finish the quote by adding the phrase "endowed by their Creator," which comes before the enumeration of rights. God is the Judeo-Christian name for the Creator...
To the editor:
I read Doug Phelps' letter on the Pledge of Allegiance decision with some astonishment. He correctly quoted the rights enumerated in the Declaration of Independence. However, he neglected to finish the quote by adding the phrase "endowed by their Creator," which comes before the enumeration of rights. God is the Judeo-Christian name for the Creator.
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LEONARD J. COOK
St. Louis
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