Piece today by Ben Domenech mentions my colleague/friend/fellow blogger David Blankenhorn on apparent recent fracus over WaPo reporter who covers “conservatives” saying he can empathize with all of them except the anti-SSM “bigots.” Domenech writes:

The complicated ways this issue runs across political boundaries isn’t just exemplified by the coalition of churchgoing Hispanics and African Americans who defeated same sex marriage in California, but shows in individuals as well. Consider David Blankenhorn, a personal friend, a lifelong Democrat, a dedicated Obama supporter, and a leading figure in the fatherhood movement. He’s also strongly opposed to a redefinition of marriage and has done his best to work across partisan and ideological lines to achieve compromise on the issue with people like Jonathan Rauch, packaging expanded recognition with religious protections.

Even if you disagree with his views, Blankenhorn and dozens of other key respected figures in the political opposition to same sex marriage put the lie to the idea that this is a movement motivated by bigotry.

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