Update: 12/21/08 - Terry Mattingly analyzes the obituary coverage and notes the total absence of coverage of Weyrich's religious affiliation - an ordained permanent deacon in the Catholic Church.
(Original post) National Review offered Weyrich appropriate editorial tribute. I recall that in 1999 Paul Weyrich write a memorable article that shocked me at the time. I was reminded of it today when Christianity Today provided a link to it on its website. Weyrich said back in 1999 that the cultural war had been lost.
The culture is becoming an ever-wider sewer. We are caught up in a
cultural collapse of historic proportions, a collapse so great that it
simply overwhelms politics. . .
The ideology of Political Correctness, which openly calls for the destruction of our traditional culture, has so gripped the body politic, has so gripped our institutions, that it is even affecting the church. It has completely taken over the academic community. It is now pervasive in the entertainment industry, and it threatens to control every aspect of our lives.
I find it one of the most jarring articles -- in the sense of "awakening" one to the current state of our nation -- that I can recall reading. Remember, he wrote it in 1999. Who would have thought that those who define marriage as the union of a man and a woman would find themselves more and more on the defensive? Weyrich probably saw it coming. Read the whole article.