Endowed by Their Creator

There is a common misconception that the famous lines of Jefferson's Declaration of Independence,"...endowed by their creator..." supposedly means that US citizens are a nation "under God." While people have the freedom to choose their creator, the intent of the author was not to direct this notion of a theocratic society subjecting themselves to Christian ideologies. Rather, the man who states "Question with boldness even the existence of God," intent is to confirm that every citizen has the right to his own individual liberty not subjected to any upper authority other than himself. If he chooses his upper authority to be a God, the freedom is his, yet, he should be mindful not to dub the opinion of his nature-worshipping brother inferior.