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== “Human Rights” vs. Unalienable Rights ==

== “Human Rights” vs. Unalienable Rights ==

In the current vernacular, the term “human rights” is often used interchangeably with the term “unalienable rights.” The difference between these two concepts, however, is immense and cannot be reconciled. Unalienable rights are those authored by God. They are thus both irrevocable and nearly unlimited in scope. Man’s role is simply to discover and protect them. On the other hand, human rights are created and sustained by human government. They are thus narrowly drawn and perpetually open to modification, suspension, or rescission at any time. No emergency is required to alter or nullify them. Governments generally promote and exploit “human rights” to advance the power of government.

In the current vernacular, the term “human rights” is often used interchangeably with the term “unalienable rights.” The difference between these two concepts, however, is immense and cannot be reconciled. Unalienable rights are those authored by God. They are thus both irrevocable and nearly unlimited in scope. Man’s role is simply to discover and protect them. On the other hand, human rights are often used synonomously with synthetic rights which are socially fabricated by human governments and societies. They are thus narrowly drawn and perpetually open to modification, suspension, or rescission at any time. No emergency is required to alter or nullify them. Governments generally promote and exploit “human rights” to advance the power of government.

The most well-known example of human rights is the United Nations 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This document contains thirty articles listing about fifty rights authored and approved by the UN. At the time the UN Declaration was ratified by its members, it was hailed by the media as a major advancement in the cause of liberty. It is important to remember, however, that the UN recognizes only those rights contained in the Declaration and no others. If a right is not listed in the Declaration, such as the right to keep and bear arms, then as far as the UN is concerned that right does not exist. Moreover and more significantly, any right that does appear in the Declaration is subject to modification or cancellation at the discretion of UN policymakers:

The most well-known example of human rights is the United Nations 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This document contains thirty articles listing about fifty rights authored and approved by the UN. At the time the UN Declaration was ratified by its members, it was hailed by the media as a major advancement in the cause of liberty. It is important to remember, however, that the UN recognizes only those rights contained in the Declaration and no others. If a right is not listed in the Declaration, such as the right to keep and bear arms, then as far as the UN is concerned that right does not exist. Moreover and more significantly, any right that does appear in the Declaration is subject to modification or cancellation at the discretion of UN policymakers: