Embarrassed Conservatives

From Black and Tan: Essays and Excursions on Slavery, Culture War, and Scripture in America by Douglas Wilson:

If those who hate the Word of God can succeed in getting Christians to be embarrassed by any portion of the Word of God, then that portion will continually be employed as a battering ram against the godly principles that are currently under attack.  In our day, three of the principal issues are abortion, feminism, and sodomy.  If we respond to the "embarrassing parts" of Scripture by saying, "That was then, this is now," we will quickly discover that unembarrassed progressives can play that game even more effectively than embarrassed conservatives can.  Paul prohibited eldership to women?  That was then, this is now.  Moses condemned sodomy?  That was then, this is now.