What do evangelicals and other social conservatives have in common with liberal feminists and the secular left? More than either side would like to admit. Once upon a time, the religious right thought sexual misconduct – certainly involving someone holding public office -- was immoral; something they simply could not tolerate. How could anyone defend a man like Bill Clinton, they asked -- a man who was credibly accused of sexual misconduct by more than a few women? That, in and of itself, made him unfit for office.
Partisans Without Principles
Partisans Without Principles
Partisans Without Principles
What do evangelicals and other social conservatives have in common with liberal feminists and the secular left? More than either side would like to admit. Once upon a time, the religious right thought sexual misconduct – certainly involving someone holding public office -- was immoral; something they simply could not tolerate. How could anyone defend a man like Bill Clinton, they asked -- a man who was credibly accused of sexual misconduct by more than a few women? That, in and of itself, made him unfit for office.