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 | » Elites Endanger Humanities Position Atop The Food Chain
by Frederick Meekins
For years, enemies of mankind such as Steve Irwin and Jeff Corwin have duped the American people into believing we have nothing to fear from allowing megafauna to trundle unimpeded across the face of the continent. On these propaganda pieces disguise... read more
• August 25, 2006 |
 | » Alcohol and the Mel Gibson Saga
by Rev. Mark Creech
Much has been said of late about the Mel Gibson saga, but little has been mentioned about the way the event pertained to beverage alcohol. James B. Butler, executive director for the California Council on Alcohol Problems, has said: "Mel Gibson ... read more
• August 23, 2006 |
 | » Sin Management Is Big Business
by Paul Proctor
I caught an interesting article last week from LifeSiteNews.com that highlighted the frustrations of a disgruntled AIDS activist by the name of Martin Sempa, who was commenting on the absurdity of a recent international AIDS conference held in Toront... read more
• August 23, 2006 |
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| » Trendy Village Seeks To Banish The Pleasingly Plump
by Frederick Meekins
According to reports, a trendy Chicago suburb voted "the sexiest suburb in America" may be on the verge of banishing from its venues of commerce those not conforming to arbitrarily contrived body aesthetics. Lane Bryant, a retailer known fo... read more
• August 18, 2006 |
 | » Morning After Mania
by Nathan Tabor
Forget the threat of terrorism...the price of gas...or the struggle for families to make the monthly mortgage payments. No, the issue on the minds of many newspaper editorial writers is whether women can get pills. At a time when some medical experts... read more
• August 14, 2006 |
 | » Hey, Everybody, Let's Give Up!
by Jane Jimenez
Fifteen people sat around the conference table. Fourteen were educators teaching junior and senior high students about sexual abstinence until marriage. One person, Mr. Boss Man, at the head of the table, was a state leader in charge of setting the e... read more
• August 9, 2006 |
 | » Santorum's Surrender?
by Joe Murray
The clever combatant imposes his will on the enemy," wrote Sun Tzu, "but does not allow the enemy's will to be imposed on him." As the dust begins to settle on the battlefields that were home to a number of cultural skirmishes concerni... read more
• August 8, 2006 |
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| » The Stem Cell Sidestep
by Joe Murray
This bill," bellowed President Bush, "would support the taking of innocent human life in the hope of finding medical benefits for others ... [i]t crosses a moral boundary that our decent society needs to respect." And with a sense of m... read more
• August 1, 2006 |
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| » North Carolina Judge Lowers Great Moral Standard
by Rev. Mark Creech
A sheriff's dispatcher in Pender County, North Carolina, Deborah Hobbs was living with her boyfriend when Sheriff Carson Smith ordered her to marry, move out, or give up her employment. Hobbs decided to quit. Incensed, she said in a statement: "... read more
• July 26, 2006 |
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| » Curing a Disease That 'Wasn't'
by Jane Jimenez
A bright, bold sweater hangs from the thrift store rack. Beautiful on the hanger, a telltale loose strand of yarn hangs from the hem just under the last bottom bright gold button. At $5.00, the bargain tempts the unwary. But for those who take time t... read more
• July 20, 2006 |
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| » School Meal Program Causes Imbalance In Delicate Family Ecology
by Frederick Meekins
From ecology, it has been learned that a complex interplay of factors and forces results in the balance of nature that environmentalists insist can be easily thrown out of whack should any one of these readings stray too far from the optimal norms. A... read more
• July 19, 2006 |
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| » How Young Is Too Young?
by Jane Jimenez
I think she still holds it against me. As a teen today, it's absolutely ludicrous to think that my niece Katie needs to hold my hand while crossing the street. But way back when, when Katie was just three, our battle of wills produced fierce tears. O... read more
• July 13, 2006 |
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