{"id":262783,"date":"2025-09-05T11:34:33","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T15:34:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifamnews.com\/?p=262783"},"modified":"2025-09-05T11:34:39","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T15:34:39","slug":"tim-kaine-argues-rights-come-from-government-not-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ifamnews.com\/en\/tim-kaine-argues-rights-come-from-government-not-god","title":{"rendered":"Tim Kaine argues rights come from government, not God"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Senator Tim Kaine (D\u2013Va.)\u2014a self-professed Catholic and supporter of abortion rights\u2014sparked widespread outrage when he dismissed the idea of rights coming from God as \u201cextremely troubling.\u201d During a recent Senate hearing, he compared the notion to the ideology of the Iranian government and insisted that rights are derived from laws and government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bishop Robert Barron of Minnesota swiftly responded, calling Kaine\u2019s remarks \u201coutrageous\u201d and \u201cdangerous to our democracy.\u201d He reminded viewers that founding Virginians like Thomas Jefferson and James Madison anchored America\u2019s liberty on the principle that rights are God-given. Drawing from Jefferson\u2019s own words\u2014that individuals are \u201cendowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights\u201d\u2014Bishop Barron insisted that government does not confer rights, it protects them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bishop Barron warned of the consequences of Kaine\u2019s worldview: if rights are seen as originating from government, the state assumes god-like authority, undermining the foundational principle that freedom is rooted beyond the realm of human institutions. He lamented the broader cultural trend of marginalizing religion and warned that dangerous ideologies gain traction when public life and faith are artificially separated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/BishopBarron\/status\/1963635093802455450\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Senator Ted Cruz (R\u2013Texas) added his rebuke, expressing personal shock at Kaine\u2019s assertion. Cruz emphasized that the Declaration of Independence clearly affirms rights are granted by the Creator\u2014not the government or political parties. He noted that this belief is not radical, but central to the nation&#8217;s founding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This debate isn\u2019t just theological\u2014it\u2019s about defining the source of American rights. Does our freedom come from divine truth or governmental authority? 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