My thoughts on this stupid, stupid Warren controversy?
I think that Obama is intentionally igniting the culture wars. Think about it:
Homosexuals are a statistically insignificant voting bloc, and Evangelicals aren’t. So, Obama decides to do the greatest symbolic bridge-builder he can - one which does nothing to determine policy, such as passing the Freedom of Choice Act the second he takes office (radical feminists, apparently, ARE a key voting bloc) - to build up street cred with people who have no business voting for him.
Until he puts a conservative in a position of power in his Administration besides Defence Secretary Gates (and really, Obama knows he can’t let Iraq fail) and appoints judges who don’t attempt to rewrite the Constitution, then I will fail to see how Obama really means to facilitate any sort of ideological diversity within his Administration or, indeed, as part of his governance.
Obama only PERSONALLY opposes same-sex “marriage” - Obama said that the Sermon on the Mount justified same-sex unions, he opposed Proposition 8 (and similar State-level marriage amendments), wants to repeal the Defence of Marriage Act, has stated he does not believe homosexuality is immoral (which in fairness is not the issue as most Christians agree that the actions, not the orientation, are the sin) and has used the abhorrent logic that the Bible condones slavery and therefore its proclamations on homosexuality are questionable.
So, yeah. I don't buy that Obama really cares about views differing from his own.
Speaking of organisations which do not tolerate dissenting views, read about the recent secession of traditionalist Anglo-Catholics from the Episcopal Church. Go here for your fix of awesome Anglo-Catholic blogging.
Happy Festivus!
I think that Obama is intentionally igniting the culture wars. Think about it:
Homosexuals are a statistically insignificant voting bloc, and Evangelicals aren’t. So, Obama decides to do the greatest symbolic bridge-builder he can - one which does nothing to determine policy, such as passing the Freedom of Choice Act the second he takes office (radical feminists, apparently, ARE a key voting bloc) - to build up street cred with people who have no business voting for him.
Until he puts a conservative in a position of power in his Administration besides Defence Secretary Gates (and really, Obama knows he can’t let Iraq fail) and appoints judges who don’t attempt to rewrite the Constitution, then I will fail to see how Obama really means to facilitate any sort of ideological diversity within his Administration or, indeed, as part of his governance.
Obama only PERSONALLY opposes same-sex “marriage” - Obama said that the Sermon on the Mount justified same-sex unions, he opposed Proposition 8 (and similar State-level marriage amendments), wants to repeal the Defence of Marriage Act, has stated he does not believe homosexuality is immoral (which in fairness is not the issue as most Christians agree that the actions, not the orientation, are the sin) and has used the abhorrent logic that the Bible condones slavery and therefore its proclamations on homosexuality are questionable.
So, yeah. I don't buy that Obama really cares about views differing from his own.
Speaking of organisations which do not tolerate dissenting views, read about the recent secession of traditionalist Anglo-Catholics from the Episcopal Church. Go here for your fix of awesome Anglo-Catholic blogging.
Happy Festivus!
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Merry Christmas Damian!!
Merry Christmas! :)
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