Republicans keep telling themselves that they can’t bring up social issues in order to focus on the economy, and yet Mr. Obama and the Democrats keep bringing them up (partly to avoid scrutiny of their abysmal handling of the economy and federal budget). Much as some would like to, we can’t sign a social issues “truce,” because the Democrats won’t.
North Carolina just became the 31st state in the nation to ban so-called “gay marriage,” which has been rejected in every state where citizens have actually had a vote. No, we must not ignore economic issues, which are vital to the survival of this nation, but if the liberals want to change the subject to social issues, this is a conversation we should be ready and willing to have.
About Stan Guthrie
Stan Guthrie is an editor at large for Christianity Today magazine and for the Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview. His latest book is God's Story in 66 Verses. He also is author of All that Jesus Asks: How His Questions Can Teach and Transform Us, Missions in the Third Millennium: 21 Key Trends for the 21st Century, and A Concise Guide to Bible Prophecy. He is co-author of The Sacrament of Evangelism. Besides authoring, writing, and editing books, Stan is a literary agent, bringing together good authors, good books, and good publishers.
Stan writes the monthly Priorities colum for BreakPoint.org. He has appeared on National Public Radio's Tell Me More, WGN's Milt Rosenberg program, and many Christian shows, including The Eric Metaxas Show and Moody Radio's New Day Florida. A licensed minister and an inspirational speaker, he served as moderator for the Christian Book Expo panel discussion, Does the God of Christianity Exist, and What Difference Does It Make?
