5th Principle of Freedom – The Role of the Creator
This principle speaks to the importance of the Creator and how we are both dependent on and responsible to the Creator. It also explains how the Founders based our justice system on our ability to apply reasoning to Gods revealed law.
KEY POINTS OF DISCUSSION:
- Discuss John Locke’s view on atheists. (pgs 95-96)
- Discuss John Locke’s five steps to “know there is a Creator.” (pg 96)
- Discuss how Locke and the Founding Fathers felt about the existence of a Creator – did they agree?
- Discuss revealed law and William Blackstone’s “Law of Nature.” (pgs 98-99)
- Were the Founding Fathers Deists? Discuss Washington and Madison’s thoughts on the hand of God’s influence. (pgs 99-100)
- Discuss the relationship between religious beliefs and public oaths. (pgs 100-101)
“No people can be bound to acknowledge and adore the invisible hand, which conducts the affairs of men more than the People of the United States. Every step, by which they have advanced to the character of an independent nation, seems to have been distinguished by some token of providential agency.” –George Washington
Source: The 5,000 Year Leap Study Guide
6th Principle of Freedom – All Men are Created Equal
This principle discusses equality among men and the issues of minorities. Although the author addresses groups of people, it is important to note that any individual can rise to any station he strives for, regardless of his beginning. This is possible only in America.
KEY POINTS OF DISCUSSION:
- What are the three ways that all men are created equal? (pgs 103-104)
- Discus what it means to have equal rights. (pg 105)
- Discuss how minorities can cross the “culture gap” and become accepted into society. (pgs 106-108)
- Discuss the move toward civil rights and the story of Eldridge Cleaver. (pgs 108-111)
- Discuss the Constitutional amendments passed to ensure insure equal rights. Would the founders have agreed? (pgs 111-112)

Source: The 5,000 Year Leap Study Guide
