Senator Portman, Homosexual Marriage, and the Death of Principle

By: kipling (Diary)  |  March 15th at 11:35 AM  | 

Perhaps the biggest headline this morning was Senator Rob Portman’s reversal of his position on homosexual marriage. In an editorial in The Columbus Dispatch – “Gay couples also deserve chance to get married” – the senator set forth his new found conviction. I have come to believe that if two people are prepared to make a lifetime commitment to love and care for each other | Read More »

Social Conservatism Must Adapt to the 21st Century

By: kipling (Diary)  |  January 14th at 10:32 PM  | 

At the dawn of the 21st century, it has become abundantly clear that Social Conservatism must adapt to a completely new political and social environment.  The social conservative movement, as bequeathed to us from the 1980s, is no longer adequate to the task or the culture.  Changes need to occur in both the message and our method of engagement. Let me begin by saying that | Read More »