That little community is Lithuania right now. Together with Ireland and Italy and communities scattered in Spain and several other nations, they’re holding fast to the values that have held civilization together throughout history.

“The new legislation, adopted by the parliament in Vilnius on December 22, eliminates a clause banning the promotion among minors of “homosexual, bisexual, and polygamous relations”, replacing it with a ban on public information “that encourages [any type of] sexual relations among minors that denigrates family values or that promotes any concept of marriage and the family other than that defined in the Lithuanian Constitu tion and Code of Civil Law” (which states that marriage is between a man and a woman). The amendments also make clear that the legal restrictions apply to education, the media, advertising and all other types of public information.”

This is not complicated. And it’s not ‘homophobic’, a charge intended to intimidate.

In fact, it’s a stand for reason.

“The chair of the Lithuanian parliament, Irena Degutiene, hopes that the values on which Lithuania has chosen to base its family and social policy might become an example for other European nations. “Lithuania is a European state that holds to traditional ethical values which it has no intention of abandoning,” Degutienė said in a statement. “Going against the flow of strict cultural and ethical libertarianism in the European Union is not popular. But I am convinced that by resisting the sometimes insistent pressure to forsake principles and values with a proven ability to guide the life of society, we in fact will come out the winners.”

The “proven ability” is key for society, and civilization.