andrew sullivan

If I cannot pray with Rick Warren, I realize, then I am not worthy of being called a Christian. And if I cannot engage him, then I am not worthy of being called a writer. And if we cannot work with Obama to bridge these divides, none of us will be worthy of the great [...] Read more »

I’m pleased to see Andrew Sullivan, a rather…not-so-right-of-centre figure, realizing the problems of Caroline’s inexperience.
 
Remind you of anyone?
In fact, Sarah Palin was more qualified to be vice-president than Caroline Kennedy is to be a Senator. Both are celebrities, but Palin made her own way herself, winning election as mayor and governor without the kind [...] Read more »

Andrew Sullivan reacts to Rod Dreher. Nobody said this marriage debate would be easy. I guess it goes to the heart of the question of modernity. Dreher sees it intrinsically bound to the failures of our modern culture. Sullivan says Dreher’s vision of a return to an older, simpler past is [...] Read more »

I’m not a social conservative, but Andrew Sullivan makes a good point:
Or to put it in a way that might appeal to social conservatives: grant marriage equality and we can stop talking about homosexuality. We can start talking about love and friendship and commitment and family - for gays and straights. We can leave this [...] Read more »

I just have to say, these are very similar sentiments to my own. At this point, a McCain defeat will actually probably be a blessing in disguise for conservatives. Of course, for the social-cons and others, this will perhaps only spark greater belief in the notion that we need more hard-core social conservatives on the [...] Read more »

Andrew Sullivan writes:
I’m increasingly of the view that the United States should think twice before giving Israel a green light to destroy Iran’s nascent nuclear capacity.
Such an act in today’s context would immediately pour gasoline on the Islamist fire, uniting Shia and Sunni in anti-Israel and anti-Semitic and anti-Western fervor. It would recruit a generation [...] Read more »