In an article on JoeMyGod, originally on PinkPaper, the U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron had an excellent statement on family values and societal values.
"I once stood before a Conservative conference and said it shouldn’t
matter whether commitment was between a man and a woman, a woman and a
woman, or a man and another man," he said.
"You applauded me for that. Five years on, we’re consulting on
legalising gay marriage. And to anyone who has reservations, I say: Yes,
it’s about equality, but it’s also about something else: commitment.
Conservatives believe in the ties that bind us; that society is stronger
when we make vows to each other and support each other.
"So I don’t support gay marriage despite being a Conservative. I support gay marriage because I’m a Conservative."
The arguments here are simple, clear, and conservative. Equality. Commitment. Good, old-fashioned conservatism. Would that modern U.S. Republicans would embrace such a conservatism.
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