This would assume an «imaginative,» not a historical, disposition: a divine intent in history, God - gifted immutable laws of morality, to which man has a duty to conform;
order as a first requirement of good governance, achieved best by a restraint and respect for custom and tradition; variety as more desirable than systematic uniformity and
liberty more desirable than equality; the honor and duty of a good life in a good community as taking precedence over individual desire; an embrace of a skepticism
toward reason and abstract principle.
«Although the memo does not overturn the Obama executive
order prohibiting sexual - orientation discrimination by government contractors, it signals a hospitable attitude
toward accommodating religious -
liberty objections by religious organizations in the context of contracts or grants,» he said.