Those who confess God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, confirm the imago Dei and the rights that go along with it. Those who reject their Maker reject the idea of rights coming from anywhere other than outside the individual. Granted, a creationist believes his rights come from without as well, but that is because he believes in God above who has given him rights within by making him in His image. The atheist believes his rights come from the state and can be placed within anyone or taken away from someone at any given moment. Rights, in the eyes of an atheist, are not a stable thing like the stars, they are unstable like the planets, always moving around.
Christians believe in rights because God is charitable and immutable. Atheists believe in privileges because power is their only language. Tyrants can give privileges to those they like and withhold them from those they don't. Kings under Christ must respect and defends the rights of those they do not like merely because those people happen to live under their jurisdiction.
Rights must be respected by all. Privileges must be withheld from some. And so, Christians and pagans view their governing representatives very differently.
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