Douglas Wilson argues that the church has misidentified the nature of the current culture war, and that Obergefell forces every Christian to decide where allegiance lies. Read more.
Obergefell v. Hodges was a wonderful decision, Douglas Wilson writes, because it now forces every Christian to decide whether their allegiance is to the Supreme Court or to the Supreme Being. In every other respect, he argues, it was a terrible one.
Understanding where the decision came from and how it bears on public and private life is not straightforward, and for Christians much of that difficulty stems from having misidentified the nature of the current culture war in the first place. Wilson makes his case in the direct and combative style his readers expect, and readers who disagree with his framing will at least know where he stands.