From the perspective of religious liberty, we are, as Ross Douthat put it in the New York Times, negotiating “the terms of our surrender.” He elaborates, I am being descriptive here, rather than self-pitying. Christians had plenty of opportunities—thousands of years’ worth—to treat gay people with real charity, and far too often chose intolerance. (And still do, in many instances and places.) So being marginalized, being sued, losing tax-exempt status—this will be uncomfortable, but we should keep perspective and remember our sins,
