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The Myth of Vampire Children
My university experience, like that of so many others, was rich. I was a college athlete and editor of a campus paper. I had discovered a love for philosophy,...
If There’s No God, Are Humans Equal?
Our Declaration: A Reading of the Declaration of Independence in Defense of Equality by danielle allen liveright, 320 pages, $27.95 In Our Declaration: A Reading of the Declaration of...
Equal Rights, Unequal Wrongs
In most states, young people can drive a car at sixteen. At eighteen, they can vote and serve in the military. At twenty-one, they can drink alcohol. At twenty-five,...
Christian Parents and the HPV Vaccine
More than 20 million people in the U.S. alone have HPV, a sexually transmitted infection that can and has lead to sometimes fatal cervical cancer. The vaccination, Gardasil, prevents...
Rethinking Single-Sex Dorms
Many universities, especially religiously affiliated ones, state that they seek to foster both the intellectual growth and the ethical development of their students. Such universities set for themselves a...
Pro-Life Doctors: A New Oxymoron?
In November 2007, the Committee on Ethics of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) published Committee Opinion # 385 entitled, “The Limits of Conscientious Refusal in Reproductive...
