Tim Kaine doubles down on comments about God-given rights, responds to criticism

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., has doubled down on his criticism of the idea that people's rights come from God and not the government, as his recent remarks during a U.S. Senate hearing have drawn backlash from religious and political leaders. Kaine, a Catholic who was the Democratic vice presidential nominee in 2016, wrote an op-ed for Fox News published on Tuesday, responding to another Fox News op-ed written by Bishop Robert Barron of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Winona-Rochester two days earlier.During a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing last week, Kaine characterized the idea that rights come from God as...