There Is Nothing New Under The Sun.

Given That Sexual Orientation Is Innate And That We Are All, In Theological Terms, Children Of God, To Deny Access To Some Sacraments Based On Sexuality Is As Wrong As Denying Access To Some Sacraments Based On Race Or Gender.

I've Been Accused Of Being Old Before My Time More Than Once. It's True That I've Always Felt An Affinity For, And Been Comfortable Around, Older People. I Attribute This To A Childhood Spent Around My Grandparents - And Even A Great-grandparent Or Two. I Wouldn't Trade Those Experiences For Anything.

I Am A Southerner Who Grew Up With And Around Guns. I Own Some Still. My Father Gave Me A .22 Rifle When I Was 9 And A Single Barrel .410 Shotgun When I Was 10.

Liberty Is Precious. But So Is Life. It Should Not Be So Difficult For Men And Women Of Good Will And Good Heart And Sound Mind To Find The Right Balance Between The Two.

America Has Long Raised Political And Cultural Cognitive Dissonance To An Art Form. We Are Capable Of Living With Enormous Inequality And Injustice While Convincing Ourselves That We Are In Fact Moving Toward What Churchill Called The "broad, Sun-lit Uplands."