There have been several good responses to Sen. Tim Kaine really bad take on rights but I appreciated Bishop Barron's words here. When you listen to what people like Kaine think so many more things about their positions make sense. Not only do they not respect the Constitution. They don't even understand it at all. We have generations of people that do not understand this document that is supposed to protect our rights.
The Bishop says one thing that I really wish more people would realize. He says, if you believe that rights come from the government that gives the government god like powers. He's absolutely right. One of the things I have come to see and believe is that the state is a false god. Its not just evil for what it does, it is a false idol that humans worship and trust in to do things only a god could do. The state is literally anti-Christ. Do not misunderstand me. Governance and hierarchic order are not evil but the modern state is 100%.
Refreshing to hear someone in the clergy that gets this. We need more men like him.
I do think that Kaine is confusing law and rights. Laws and rights both pre-date the government. The irony of Kaine's idea here is that if the state is where are rights come from what do you do in a state like Nazi Germany? Does this idea that rights come from the state help you there?