When the ICLU brought suit on behalf of gay and lesbian clients who want to marry, all hell broke loose. Local gay listservs were filled with intemperate exchanges and accusations, factions lined up for and against—shades of the “bad old days” when the community was more consumed with internal bickering, turf battles and personal agendas than with productive activism.
Continue reading “Time for a Time Out”
Author Archives: Sheila
We Can’t Even Throw the Bums Out
Despite all the after-the-fact posturing and finger pointing, most of us know the truth about the Indiana General Assembly: its members simply refused to address the urgent problems Indiana faces.
Continue reading “We Can’t Even Throw the Bums Out”
Georgia on my Mind
The United Methodist Children’s Home is located in Decatur, Georgia. It receives 40% of its funding from the State of Georgia. The Home will not hire non-Christians or gays, and sends gay youth in its care to dangerous "intervention" programs designed to "change" their sexual orientation.
Continue reading “Georgia on my Mind”
Wedding Message
My youngest son recently attended the wedding of two co-workers. It was evidently a very lovely affair–formal, at an expensive Chicago hotel, conducted with meticulous attention to detail. One of those details was a program book, listing the numerous bridesmaids and groomsmen and each one’s relationship to the happy…
Continue reading “Wedding Message”
Is Faith Fungible?
One of the enduring complaints leveled by culture warriors is that religion has been ejected from the public square, that people of faith have been marginalized by a liberal elite more concerned with tolerance than Truth.
Continue reading “Is Faith Fungible?”