tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708139263643046536.post8678704206813894902..comments2024-03-28T05:34:06.484-04:00Comments on Kresta In The Afternoon: The case for conservative positionsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708139263643046536.post-89159822498980806962012-11-14T20:33:46.532-05:002012-11-14T20:33:46.532-05:00Al, this reminds me of something I just read today...Al, this reminds me of something I just read today in Advertising Age magazine. In it, a "republican" columnist basically says the right needs to bend on issues like contraception or gay marriage because standing by those issues aren't going to win elections in an America that champions lifestyles like on Mad Men or Modern Family. What struck me is that this columnist's "goal" was to "win" an election. There was apparently no principled stand that to the Christian voter, some matters are "moral." We can't just decide to "compromise" on a truth. As you have often articulated, in the arena of debate, one should be articulate his opponent's position in a way he would find fair and accurate. As it stands, just about every media critic I've read regarding Christian ideas on gay marriage or contraception fail to grasp the Christian's position that it's not a matter of "getting with the times" or being too "hard-lined." The Christian does not feel right to call a 4-sided figure a "Triangle," even if there is legislation to declare 4-sided figures triangles.The Catholic Voyagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01076867908302903171noreply@blogger.com