Sure, Pete. That sounds real noble.
But the things is, Petey, everybody thinks God is on their side. Every dictator who ever burned a village. Every inquisitor who ever lit a match. Every warlord who marched into somebody else's country waving a cross or a crescent or whatever holy symbol was handy that week.
They all said the same thing. God gave us this. God is with us.
It's the oldest trick in the book, actually. Wrap your politics in religion and suddenly nobody's allowed to question you... because questioning you means questioning the Almighty. Very convenient.
And Pete Hegseth, of all people, is going to tell us which rights God endorses? The guy's a Fox News host turned Defense Secretary. Not exactly Moses coming down from the mountain.
Look, the idea that rights come from God and not government sounds deep. It's meant to. But the moment you start deciding which rights God gave us... and which ones He apparently forgot, that's just one man's opinion dressed up in a robe and a halo.
Only the truly convinced... or the truly unquestioning... will hear that quote and think: yes, finally, someone who speaks for the divine.
The rest of us will just nod politely and back away slowly... chuckling.
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