It's a good thing that Christ (not us) is the one who judges these things. I don't think it was the right thing to do, but it wasn't the worst thing ever done, either.
What bothers me about this article was how everyone else was falling all over themselves to make it happen, thought it was a great idea, didn't see anything wrong with it at all.
This is what bothers me also when people on this thread see it as no big deal. Doesn't surprise me that the libertarians have come out on this one.