Gaston Espinosa on the Rise of Faith-Based Political Action Strategies

"Pan-religious, faith-based political action strategies . . . I think we are going to see a lot more of [this] in the future," said Gaston Espinosa, a professor of religious studies at Claremont McKenna College. Professor Espinosa was quoted in The Los Angeles Times about the effort on the part of churches to defeat homosexual marriage in California.

As many of you know, I don't support "homosexual rights" in much the same way I don't support minority rights. I support individual rights and responsibilities. As far as I am concerned, you have the right to engage in any act you choose, but if that act is reprehensible, you often pay a social cost. I have already outlined my proposal to deal with homosexual and other economic partnerships.

Just as I warned the judicial activism on the part of the California Supreme Court at defining marriage is leading to a mass movement of religious groups against homosexual marriage. Judges can't seem to understand that Americans like their social institutions.

Of course the Claremont Conservative in me loves democracy working.