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Are people more suspicious than they once were of moralism in public policy ? So  Ross Douthat   argues  in a column about legalized gambling and marijuana. The spread of casinos is driven by states seeking revenue and gaming lobbyists pressing their agenda, whereas weed legalization is driven by activists, "influenced by empathy for the terminally ill, and hastened by public exhaustion with the drug war," Douthat writes. "But both have been made possible by the same trend in attitudes: the rise of a live-and-let-live social libertarianism , the weakening influence of both religious conservatism and liberal communitarianism, the growing suspicion of moralism in public policy."          WE REJECT MORALS THAT FORBID HOMOSEXUALITY It's a plausible theory, but the last line about moralism makes me want to quibble. Maybe people want public policy to reflect their moral judgments as much as ever, but they no longer regard smoking marijuana or casino gamblin

WASHINGTON , November 29, 2011 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) - As  polls show  Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul   tied for first place  in Iowa , media outlets have struggled to understand his distinctive stance on the issues, including same-sex “marriage.” Sheldon Alberts of Canada ’s National Post , for example,  wrote Monday  that “Paul believes: Gays should be allowed to marry.” Ron Paul Photo: Steve Jalsevac/ LifeSiteNews The truth is more complex…and perhaps confusing. Congressman Paul’s view of same-sex “marriage” can best be summed up in one phrase: states rights . Ron Paul believes homosexuals should be allowed to “marry”…in states that legalize the practice. At the same time, Paul is a lifelong Christian who says he personally believes in traditional marriage. In 2004,  Paul said  on the House floor, “I oppose federal efforts to redefine marriage as something other than a union between one man and one woman.” In August,  Paul repeated , “I think that marriages should be bet