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In 2026, Americans mark 250 years since the Declaration of Independence announced that “all men are created equal” and endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights. Those words remain central to the American idea. But are they true in the light of Scripture?
In Rights or Wrong?, Nathan Birr examines the Declaration’s claims about equality, life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness, and the right of the people. He considers the words of the Founding Fathers, the philosophical setting of America’s founding, and the testimony of Scripture to ask whether the rights declared in 1776 were right, and what Christians should do with those claims two and a half centuries later.
This America250 Edition includes edits throughout, KJV Scripture quotations, and a new chapter by the author: “Are These Rights Still Right?” It is a timely resource for readers who want to think carefully, biblically, and historically about America’s founding claims without settling for slogans or sentimentality.
Inside the book: All Men Are Created Equal; The Right to Life; The Right to Liberty; The Right to the Pursuit of Happiness; The Right of the People; Are These Rights Still Right?; Conclusions; List of Cited Founding Fathers.
Nathan Birr is the author of novels, short stories, and nonfiction, an elder in his church, and a lover of truth and liberty. He lives in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, with his wife, Sierra, and their family.