After further review and counsel, it seems the primary purpose of Texas’ new abortion law is to prevent abortions until the U.S. Supreme Court can decide, come next June, whether to affirm, reverse, or modify its abortion jurisprudence of the last 48 years. But the Court’s temporary decision not to block enforcement of the law contains a hidden constitutional gem that, if laid hold of by state officials, could allow us to restore constitutional government in our country.

Dr. P. Andrew Sandlin once told me, “Political victories are perfectly compatible with losing the culture,” and he is right. The decision by the Fifth Court of Appeals and U.S. Supreme Court not to grant an emergency stay that would have prevented a Texas abortion law from going into effect is clearly a political victory. The pro-life community should rejoice for the reasons I will give, but may I encourage those who also want to stem the larger tide that is washing away any semblance of Christian culture in America to have a larger, on-going vision.