April 26, 2003

The Bigot Party

On its weblog, The New Republic has now labled Sen. Santorum a bigot and tells us the GOP is THE place for overt and covert bigotry in American politics. Based on this, I'm a bigot in the view of The New Republic because I don't think acting on homosexual desires constitutes moral behavior. Note I'm morally opposed to that; I've made no mention of whether homosexual behavior should be illegal. My libertarian instincts tell me there shouldn't be sodomy laws, but it might not be the place of the Supreme Court to made that legal decision. According to TNR, myself and others with my moral view are intolerant, bigoted people who have no qualms about marching American down the path to Taliban Afghanistan.

Based on this logical leap, Santorum opponents could justly declare the Dixie Chicks, Susan Sarrandon, Tim Robbins, Sean Penn, Sen. Tom Daschle (D-SD), Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), and anyone who opposes the Bush administration on any aspect of the Islamist War anti-American. It's just as much of a stretch to say war critics are unpatriotic as to say Santorum and people with his moral beliefs are bigoted.

Western civilization was built on foundation that balances Reason with Christianity (broadly defined). Now, with science, technology, and social liberation as powerful forces affecting our society, many are concluding that religious-based morality has no place in the body politic. Sounds a little bigoted to me.