Scare Tactic or Prophetic Insight?

Peter Steinfels reports on the coming clash between same-sex marriage and religious liberty.  He reports that U of Chicago law prof Cass Sunstein, asked whether a conservative Christian college would risk its tax-exempt status by refusing to admit a legally married gay couple to married-student housing, answered, "Sure — and if pigs had wings, they would fly," dismissing the idea as a scenario "generated by advocacy groups trying to scare people."  Georgetown law prof Chai Feldblum forecasts significant conflict ahead, and believes that the only honest position is to admit that "we are in a zero-sum game in terms of moral values."  Generally, in her view, the dignity/equality concerns of gays should outweigh religious freedom considerations, but the latter may weigh more heavily for religious institutions "geared just towards members of the faith" as opposed to those that interact broadly with the general public.

Rob