HY 106 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-10: Calvinism, Jean Calas, Toleration
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In 1948 the united nations adopted a dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is inheritance i. e. nonpolitical matters. Universal declaration of human rights stating that (cid:498)recognition of the inherent the foundation of freedom, justice, and peace in the world(cid:499). These rights are consequently imagined as (cid:498)natural(cid:499), as stemming from human nature itself, and they have in the past often been called (cid:498)natural rights(cid:499) All human beings have certain inherent rights simply by virtue of being human, These rights must be made equally available by law to all individuals and cannot be denied as long as an individual lives under the law. This supported democracy: traditional governments stressed the sanctity of one individual, the king or queen, and noted the importance of social differences. Human rights believers insisted on the separation between church and state. Traditional believers argued for a close connection between religion and politics.
