Supreme Court signals societal sea change

Last week provided a sea change in American society, and I suspect someday history will note the significance.

I'm still not sure, however, just how history will record the events.

The Supreme Court -- quite honestly, not to anyone's great surprise -- ruled in favor of the Affordable Care Act despite clear and specific language that seemed to have undermined a provision of the controversial law.

This, of course, marked the second time the high court has ruled in favor of the law. And both times it was Chief Justice John Roberts who sided with the liberal wing and broke the hearts of conservatives in the process.

But the question of insurance subsidies aside, the national health insurance plan has opened the market to millions of previously uninsured Americans and now the question remains of just how to pay for this newfound insurance coverage.

The high court returned to center stage just a few days later with the approval of a national same-sex marriage provision that has shaken the foundations of the religious community.

The battle lines are now clearly set for a showdown on the right of churches to refuse to conduct same-sex marriages.

There is a clear distinction between approving a same-sex marriage law and mandating that churches go against their religious beliefs to perform those services.

But it seems abundantly clear that the LGBT community will force the churches' hand on the issue as time moves forward.

And finally this past week, in the wake of an evil attack on black church members in Charleston, South Carolina, the backlash oddly fell on the Confederate flag and not the warped gunman who committed the dastardly act.

Like the false narrative of "Hands Up, Don't Shoot," the liberal left seized on the Confederate flag as the evil that caused that murderous act.

But rest assured, this historical purge will not end there.

Confederate monuments will be the next target as we become obsessed with a historic whitewash of the past.

The mayor of Memphis has called for the removal of the body of a Confederate military officer, citing the rebel's association with the Ku Klux Klan, despite the fact that the soldier ceased his association with that evil group when their tactics turned ugly.

I make no attempt to defend the Confederate soldier nor the Confederate flag. And I don't think the world will end with the twin high court decisions.

But the whirlwind that struck this nation last week is clearly an attack on the way of life for millions of Americans who harbor no ill will in their hearts.

Yes, there are calls to ban the American flag and calls to remove all elements of our history including George Washington and others.

One political columnist called it political correctness insanity.

Hard to argue with that sad assessment.