In a timely column, IGF's Paul Varnell explains why we should
"Bring
Back Campus ROTC" despite the continuing opposition of many gay
activists. He writes:
The idea of penalizing the military for its anti-gay policies seemed like a good idea at the time". But it didn't work. The military got along fine without ROTC cadets from liberal college campuses, the "full weight of academic moral disapproval" had as much effect as a BB gun against a tank-and the military has shown no sign of wanting to change its policy. It is time to recognize this and try a different approach.
But I won't hold my breath waiting for our cadres of on-autopilot campus activists to revisit any of their entrenched strategies and ideas.
Challenging Campus Orthodoxy.
On the other hand, Yale Daily News columnist James Kirchick shows there are at least some students willing to speak out against the collective mindset, in a column titled "Where Do Gays Belong on the Political Spectrum? Please Don't Say the Left.
Gay Marriage Gets Bay State Support.
The struggle for legal gay marriage throughout the U.S. will take at least another genereration, but the winds of change are being felt. The Boston Globe reports that 50% of Massachusetts residents now support gay marriage. When asked about legalizing gay and lesbian civil unions, 58% backed the idea. OK, this is maybe the most liberal state in the union except for Vermont, but it's still good news.
Ignoring the Pope.
The Vatican's latest
anti-gay tantrum, describing homosexuality as a condition
"without any social value" and claiming that people with
"profoundly disordered minds" are responsible for legalizing
same-sex marriages, got virtually no play in the media. The ongoing
coverup of pedophilia scandals and the Pope's vocal opposition to
liberating the people of Iraq have strained the church's standing
among political conservatives and weakened Rome's ability to
present itself as a moral authority while promoting an agenda of
benighted bigotry.
--Stephen H. Miller