The Narthex
Newsom's Political Dissimulation
The California governor knows what sells in San Francisco won’t sell in St. Louis
By John M. Grondelski | September 25th 2023 1:55 PMIn a surprise development, nominal Catholic California Governor Gavin Newsom recently vetoed legislation that instructed California courts to take a parent’s “gender affirming” views into account when making custody or visitation decisions. No one should think, however, that the Governor has concluded that the chemical castration and/or physical genital mutilation…
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Many think the only legitimate position a parent should take is to 'affirm' what a child says he wants
By John M. Grondelski | June 29th 2023 3:59 PMOnce upon a time, people distinguished between morals and manners. One shouldn’t offend either, but violating the former is a lot more serious than infringing on the latter. People instinctively recognize sleeping with your neighbor’s wife is in a qualitatively different ethical league than eating your main course with a…
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