The Juedo-Christian Origins of Human Rights

Professor Bainbridge:

Michael Scaperlanda argues that:

The idea of universal human rights did not appear out of no-where and into the heads of the Enlightenment intellectuals. It was by and large an outgrowth of Judaic-Christian theology and philosophy.

Go read the whole thing, please. Also, in an earlier post, Michael argued that:

Despite the fact that God’s existence has not been scientifically proven (it can’t because this is beyond the realm of science) or philosophically proven beyond a shadow of a doubt, the theistic foundation can and does provide a sturdier foundation for human rights although the materialist will not see it this way.