Why I Respect Pence for Following the Billy Graham Rule
I have avoided until now commenting on the controversy about Mike Pence’s observance of the Billy Graham Rule against dining alone with women other than his wife. Although I myself do not observe the rule, I understand why some men do (and why some men’s wives ask them to) and I respect them for it. I initially thought the controversy would die away quickly because it’s idiotic for people to criticize Pence (or the Pences) for observing it. In a great many cases, it’s also hypocritical for various reasons (including the fact that some of Pence’s critics would never in a million years offer a word of criticism of the various forms of sexual segregation practiced by, say, the Amish, Orthodox Jews, and Muslims). But some people continue to try to depict the Vice President as a nut (or a “sexist”) for protecting his marriage by, among other things, observing the Billy Graham Rule. I’ve got some advice for them. Shift your attention to the consequences for families—especially children—and society of men and women today NOT DOING ENOUGH to shield themselves against the temptation to stray from their marriages. Give me a politician like Mike Pence observing the Billy Graham Rule any day of the week in preference to—where shall we begin?—Bill Clinton . . . Rudy Giuliani . . . Teddy Kennedy . . . Donald Trump. One more moment wasted on worrying about Mike Pence not dining or drinking with women he’s not married to is one too many. So this is my last (as well as my first) word on the subject. As the liberals used to say when the issue was Bill Clinton’s committing adultery (and not merely adultery but the crimes of perjury and obstruction of justice): “move on.”
Robert George is Chairman at United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, McCormick Professor of Juriprudence at Princeton University, Visiting Professor at Harvard Law School, and author of Conscience and Its Enemies: Confronting the Dogmas of Liberal Secularism.
Trending Now on Affluent Christian Investor
Sorry. No data so far.
Follow Us
The Affluent Mix
Government Spending And Your Heart Rate March 4, 2021 | David Bahnsen
Tucker Carlson Ices Industrial Policy By Criticizing Wind Power... March 4, 2021 | Roger McKinney
What This Supply Chain ‘Mood Ring’ Tells Us About The Recovery... March 4, 2021 | Jerry Bowyer
Internet Oligarchs Attack Free Speech March 3, 2021 | Frank Vernuccio
Envy And Human Nature March 3, 2021 | Jim Huntzinger
This Data Shows How Weird This Recession Was... March 3, 2021 | Jerry Bowyer
Another Theologian Falls For Socialism February 17, 2021 | Roger McKinney
GDP Bounced Back, Sort Of February 17, 2021 | Jerry Bowyer
Apathy And Envy For All February 17, 2021 | Jim Huntzinger
The Global Stock Market Decompression February 17, 2021 | Jerry Bowyer
Why Things Are Bad And What You Should Do About It... February 17, 2021 | Terry Applegate
Gamestop Scandal: Who Is The Real Culprit?... February 11, 2021 | Roger McKinney
Who Has Economic Mobility? Everyone! February 11, 2021 | Jim Huntzinger
Biden Deletes China COVID Evidence February 11, 2021 | Frank Vernuccio
How Companies Pay Shareholders: High Earnings Quality Companies Do More Buybacks... February 11, 2021 | Jerry Bowyer
Volatility Vs. Capital Erosion February 11, 2021 | David Bahnsen
When Will The Party End? February 11, 2021 | Michael Pento
Back To Buybacks: Is It More About Dilution Than Concentration?... February 11, 2021 | Jerry Bowyer
Even Amnesty International Is Criticizing Facebook Censorship... February 5, 2021 | Frank Vernuccio
The War On Poverty’s Results February 5, 2021 | Jim Huntzinger
How Companies Pay Shareholders: Total Shareholder Payout A Better Approach?... February 5, 2021 | Jerry Bowyer
Interest Rate Threshold Keeps Dropping February 5, 2021 | Michael Pento
Join the conversation!
We have no tolerance for comments containing violence, racism, vulgarity, profanity, all caps, or discourteous behavior. Thank you for partnering with us to maintain a courteous and useful public environment where we can engage in reasonable discourse.