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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 |
 | » 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 |
 | » 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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| » Out-of-Bounds Campus Drinking
by Rev. Mark Creech
In his book Dying to Drink, Henry Wechsler, director of the Harvard School of Public Health College Alcohol Study, quoted a law school student: "In the university, we have entire generations that are learning to consume alcohol in an institution... read more
• July 7, 2006 |
 | » UnChristian Calling
by Nathan Tabor
It's bad enough that, in many places, Sunday is just another day in the work world. People rush to their jobs at the mall, at the restaurant, even at the bar-never stopping to think that even their Creator took a day off once in a while. You would th... read more
• July 5, 2006 |
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| » Have We Lost the Culture War?
by Joe Murray
It's a story we have heard all too often. Girl goes to school. Girl studies extremely hard. Girl becomes valedictorian of her class. Girl asked to address her classmates at her graduation ceremony. Girl wants to thank her family and her friends. Girl... read more
• July 4, 2006 |
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| » Guilty Until Proven Innocent
by Frederick Meekins
In the commonwealth where Patrick Henry intoned, "Give me liberty or give me death" there is considerably less liberty to die for. A Virginia law is requiring colleges and universities in the Old Dominion to hand over the names and social s... read more
• July 1, 2006 |
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| » America's New Psychobabble
by Tim Wildmon
Something I am getting tired of in this country is the denial of truth in the name of sensitivity," I said to my lovely and talented wife Alison the other day while reading the paper. Some people have dubbed this "political correctness.&quo... read more
• June 30, 2006 |
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