The Virginia Democrat, shown above, turned some heads last week when he made these comments during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing where he referenced a quote from Secretary of State Marco Rubio about his beliefs on the origin of rights.
Kaine compared America’s founding fathers to modern-day Iran.
The historic theme in the Declaration of Independence, which is mankind has basic human rights that come from God, has been taught to generations of students since the country’s founding. Yet that view, a unique one in 1776 in a world run by kings, was dismissed by Sen. Kaine at a Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday.
"This is a quote from Secretary Rubio, 'Our rights come from God, our Creator, not from our laws, not from our governments.' I find that very, very troubling. The notion that rights don't come from laws and don't come from the government, but come from the Creator, that's what the Iranian government believes."
Dr. George Barna, FRC's Senior Research Fellow for the Center for Biblical Worldview, responded to the comments on Washington Watch.
"I felt so bad for Senator Kaine, because here's a guy who is a man of faith. He's trying to be a Christian, but clearly, he doesn't understand what biblical Christianity is. He spent years of his life as a missionary. God bless him for doing that, but I don't think he understands the God that he was allegedly serving."
He said if Kaine had a proper understanding, he would know that government reports to God and not the other way around.
"The Bible is very clear on that. Clearly, Senator Kaine doesn't believe what the Bible teaches. That's another thing that makes me feel so bad for him. Here's an example of somebody who doesn't understand what absolute moral truth is."
