The only rights which really exist are rights which come from God. This nation was founded on the idea that rights come from God, not from "our status as thinking, sentient beings." You don't believe that rights come from God, so you don't believe in what America was founded upon. It's just that simple.
If you say so. I guess you're determined to try and split hairs between our positions on this issue.
You don't believe that rights come from God, so you don't believe in what America was founded upon. It's just that simple.
If you say so, whatever works for you. I'll just keep on believing in America's founding principles, whether you like it or not.