Contrary to Gene Whitney in his letter "Separate state, church in DOMA," April 5, the Defense of Marriage Act will not be correctly settled until it is approached from a position that understands the only right that must be recognized by the state is that of citizens to practice Christ's religion.
This will certainly seem an exorbitant claim to those who do not have the faith, but the Catholic uncontaminated by the spirit of the times will find it quite normal and legitimate.
Unfortunately, many Christians have lost sight of these realities. It has been so often repeated that we must respect other people's ideas, put ourselves in their place, accept their point of view that the nonsensical "everyone to his own truth" has become the rule. Dialogue has become the highest cardinal virtue, and that dialogue often necessarily leads to concessions. Through misplaced charity, the Christian has come to think he must go one step farther than his interlocutors, and he is usually the only one to do so. He no longer sacrifices himself for the truth, as the martyrs did. Instead, he sacrifices the truth.
Robert Sullivan
Altamont
