While on vacation at the ocean some time back, I was rafting
some gentle waves and lost track of the shoreline. When I looked up, I was far from land. I immediately began to swim back for the
beach but was caught in a strong current.
I fought hard for shore but was moving farther and farther from land. There was a point where I thought I didn’t
have the strength to make it back – in fact I had gotten very nearly to the
point of no return.
I now have that same sense in regard to our culture. Yesterday, the New York Times stated that the Department of Education would issue guidelines that schools should allow students to participate in activities and
use facilities in accordance with the gender with which they identify. These
guidelines come with the threat of removing federal funds if schools do not
comply. I heard high school principals,
state officials from around the country, and progressive educators explaining the
benefits both for our students and our country.
Cultural elites are hailing this as a great day for fairness and an
inevitable step of progress toward true equality for all.
