https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/12/13/gay-marriage-social-conservatives-and-the-future/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 11:12:18 -0400<![CDATA[I was not at the time, and still am not, a lawyer, but I wrote in 2008 that social conservatives ought to be putting their money, their strategizing, and their public activism behind building some kind of legal firewall to protect religious liberty once SSM becomes the law of the land. It was my guess that most Americans who favor SSM don’t want to punish churches and religious charities who disagree. We should appeal to them while they still exist.]]>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 10:55:40 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/12/13/gay-marriage-social-conservatives-and-the-future-n98238