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 | » Character, Knowledge & Independent Thought Denounced As Bourgeoisie
by Frederick Meekins
Abraham Lincoln is credited with saying that the philosophy of the classroom in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next. If the proposals of one pedagogical theorist are implemented, students will in all likelihood never know ... read more
• November 3, 2008 |
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| » Price Of Olympic Gold Growing Too High
by Frederick Meekins
With the breakup of the Soviet Union and the alleged demise of Communism, it was assumed that the Olympic games would no longer be as much of an arena for showcasing the competing ideologies of individual liberty and nearly total social control. And ... read more
• October 29, 2008 |
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| » World's Gutter Governments To Sit In Judgment Over U.S. Human Rights Record
by Frederick Meekins
No one is perfect. As such, at times correction and admonition may need to be promulgated to set the ethically concerned back on the right path. When issued by those adhering to the high standards to which they profess, such criticism can be looked u... read more
• September 9, 2008 |
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| » Phelps' Cult Veers Into Further Irrationality
by Frederick Meekins
To those of us whose vocations consist largely of commenting on the momentous trends and events going on all around us, it can be easy to fall for the delusion that ultimately the world itself orbits those of us observing it. Fred Phelps of the Westb... read more
• August 25, 2008 |
 | » Obamacide
by J. Matt Barber
How does one properly describe another who would - for purely selfish political reasons and with deliberation - intentionally refuse a thirsty child water or a hungry child food? More specifically, what does one call a lawmaker who would condemn to d... read more
• August 25, 2008 |
 | » No Memorial Day for America's Unborn
by Reed R. Heustis, Jr.
A United States Federal holiday, Memorial Day falls on the final Monday of the month of May. Americans all over the nation remember and honor the casualties of all their nation's wars and military battles, and well they should. Some of America's wars... read more
• May 26, 2008 |
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| » Schaeffer Progeny Kneels At The Feet Of Afrosupremacist Pastor
by Frederick Meekins
Charged with relaying the truth of God as revealed through Holy Scripture and rationally applied to more contemporary specific situations through theology, ministers face the unique challenge of uplifting those aspects of culture and society that are... read more
• May 21, 2008 |
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| » Kids Say, Enough with the ‘Gay’ Stuff!
by J. Matt Barber
On April 25, adult homosexual activists with the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) held their annual "Day of Silence" (DOS) propaganda push. During DOS, teachers and students in roughly three thousand middle schools, high schools and ... read more
• May 6, 2008 |
 | » Liberal "Social Justice" Portends New Dark Age
by Christopher Adamo
The American public, and Christians in particular, are being deluged once again with talk of the thoroughly ambiguous concept of "social justice." It is, after all, election time. Thus the pseudo religious among us must make their pitch for... read more
• May 6, 2008 |
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| » Attack on Wright for 'God Damn America' is Insightful
by Gary McCullough
When I first heard Rev. Jeremiah Wright's "God damn America" quote I was concerned by the media's use of it, but as a McCain supporter I felt little obligation to say anything. Here we are weeks later and this morning on a nationally syndic... read more
• April 29, 2008 |
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| » The Left's Mischaracterization of Israel
by Aaron Velasquez
The American right loves Israel. We love Israel because Israel is us. Israel has McDonalds, night clubs, a middle class, semiconductor plants, and nuclear weapons. The left hates Israel for exactly these same things. Some liberals go one better and e... read more
• April 3, 2008 |
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| » World Missions Invoked As Excuse For Ecclesiastical Socialism
by Frederick Meekins
During the 1980's, Phil Donahue use to get on his show and wring his hands about how guilty he felt for being an American while much of the world languished in poverty and despair. While Donahue was noted for being an avowed secularist, similar tacti... read more
• March 17, 2008 |
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