Where do you stand?  Now’s the time to know!  This thought-provoking piece by Alan Keyes eloquently brings that point to our own personal doorsteps.

Faithful Unto Death

Under the name “Freedom Federation,” a number of prominent Christians recently issued a statement boldly declaring that “the Supreme Court has no authority to redefine marriage….” They go on to say that if the Court presumes to do so, there should be “no mistake about our resolve. While there are many things we can endure, redefining marriage is so fundamental to the natural order and the true common good that this is the line we must draw and one we cannot and will not cross.”

There was a time when, after reading their well-reasoned statement, and the list of people who signed it, I would have been eager to express my approbation and find a way to add myself to their number. But these days, my experience with many of them forces me to heed their admonition to make no mistake about their resolve. Their bold declamation cannot erase my personal knowledge of the fact that many of them have, in recent years, adamantly proclaimed their commitment to truth and principle, only to abandon both when calculations of material power and partisan loyalty seemed to require it [….]