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A Declaration
Of Universal
Rights
EDITION INTENDED FOR REVISION
Prepared originally by CHRISTIANS FOR JUSTICE, INTERNATIONAL
which has now been absorbed into Reformation Christian Ministries
for the purpose of
continuing the work of perfecting this "declaration".
First Printed Edition, April, 1988
About CHRISTIANS FOR
JUSTICE,
INTERNATIONAL
AN
INTRODUCTION
The Beginning
Purpose
of Christians for Justice, International
About
this First Edition
Guidelines for Dialogue on this Declaration
How to
Contribute to Revision of the Edition
About Membership, Subscriptions and Donations
WHY A
DECLARATION OF UNIVERSAL RIGHTS?
A
DECLARATION OF RIGHTS-PREAMBLE
ARTICLE
1-FRAMEWORK
Section
1: Purpose
Section 2: Construction
Section 3: Types of
authority; institutions of government
Section 4: Rights:
universal, immutable, inalienable
Section 5: Civil government;
divine ordinance, human institution
Section 6: Free government
ARTICLE 2—SELF-GOVERNMENT
Section 1: Immutable and
inalienable rights
Section 2: Civil
proceedings; forfeiture; obligation of contracts
Section 3: Criminal
prosecutions; forfeiture
Section 4: Separation of
powers
Section 5: General warrants
of search or seizure prohibited
Section 6: Right of
expression; licentiousness
Section 7: Right of
movement; association; assembly; petition
Section 8: Prohibitions on
compulsory support; intellectual freedom
Section 9: Free exercise of
religion; no establishment of religion
Section 10: Emigration
Section 11: Self-defense
ARTICLE 3—FAMILY GOVERNMENT
Section 1: Authority to
conceive and bear children
Section 2: Education of
children
Section 3: Care and
discipline of children
Section 4: Care
of parents
Section 5: Taxation of
property
Section 6: Regulation of
property
Section 7: Taxation of gifts
ARTICLE 4—ECCLESIASTICAL
GOVERNMENT
Section 1: Proselytization
Section 2: Training,
discipline, and excommunication
Section 3: Church government
Section 4: Religious
establishment
Section 5: Jurisdiction
ARTICLE 5—CIVIL GOVERNMENT
Section 1: People, the
source of power
Section 2: Government
instituted for common benefit
Section 3: No exclusive
emoluments or privileges;
offices not hereditary
Section 4: Separation of
legislative, executive, and judicial departments
Section 5: Government by
consent; citizenship
Section 6: Laws should not
be suspended
Section 7: Militia; standing
military; military subordinate to civil power
Section 8: Oath; religious
test
Section 9: Licensing and
monopolies
Section 10: Sabbath
Section 11: Taxation
Section 12: Transfer by
consent; damage of property
Section 13: Arrest of
persons
Section 14: Seizure of
property
Section 15: Forfeiture of
life, liberty or property for wrongful act
Section 16: Forfeiture of
life for murder
Section 17: Forfeiture of
liberty for defilement of land
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