Changing cultural attitudes on marriage bring new attention to the breadth with which Christians should consider their cultural engagement on issues of marriage and family.

The recent mobilization of Christians in New York in opposition to a ban on churches meeting in schools and other public spaces should serve as an example of what ongoing, concerted political engagement by Christians could accomplish at the local level.

There need be no conflict between a commitment to religious freedom and the separation of church and state.  Candidates for public office should have the freedom to voice the ways in which their beliefs shape their approach to public policy, and groups and individuals should be given exemptions from legal requirements that violate their deeply-held religious convictions without sacrificing measures intended for the common good.

In keeping with the longstanding Christian tradition of advocacy for animal welfare, Christians have made a discernable difference in public policy regarding the humane treatment of animals though their support of state ballot initiatives and other state laws, which have led to unprecedented cooperation between industry and animal welfare organizations working for policy change at the federal level.