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Putting ourselves an our children further in debt, notes Timothy Dalrymple, is not the way to help the poor : One of the great difficulties of this issue, for Christians, is that the morality of spending and debt has been so thoroughly demagogued that its impossible to advocate cuts in . . . . Continue Reading »
Ashley E. McGuire, editor-in-chief of Altcatholicah, on promoting natural family planning in a culture of contraception : This week is natural family planning awareness week. And during this NFP awareness week, I am acutely aware that 98 percent of Catholic women use contraception of some form. We . . . . Continue Reading »
The Norway Massacre: Born of Ideology or Belief? , The Media Project (Arne H. Fjeldstad) One Man, One Woman, and the Common Good: Marriages Public Purpose , Public Discourse (Austin R. Nimocks) The universe’s largest reservoir of water found in ultra-distant quasar , Wired (Mark Brown) . . . . Continue Reading »
The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs has released an interesting video explaining why there is no such thing as “occupied territories” and why the term “1967 borders” is incorrect. (Via: Craig Carter ) . . . . Continue Reading »
Recognizing that the abortion-on-demand position is becoming politically unpopular, many abortion-rights moderates are becoming increasingly more vocal about finding a middle path”at least rhetorically. The shift has been occurring for more than a decade, but it became more noticeable after the 2004 presidential campaign. By 2008 the solidly pro-abortion candidate Hillary Clinton felt comfortable arguing … Continue Reading »
D. A. Carson on the pastor as scholar and the scholar as pastor : Now, any army needs quartermasters. They are the ones who provide the supplies to the frontlines. By all means, give appropriate honor to those who devote themselves to equipping and supplyingwith books, training, courses, . . . . Continue Reading »
When he realized that he lacked the the self-discipline for daily Scripture reading, graphic designer Jim LePage decided to try something different: create original designs for each book of the Bible. The result is his sometimes edgy, always awesome series Word . Here are a few examples of . . . . Continue Reading »
Philosophy, Marriage, and Moral Grandstanding , Public Discourse (Sherif Girgis) Sexual Anxiety, Personality Predictors of Infidelity, Study Says , ScienceDaily Title IX on the mat: Pro-girl sports law could hurt guys , WORLD (Tiffany Owens) Who owns America? Hint: It’s not China , CNN (Tom . . . . Continue Reading »
President Eisenhower once said that “our form of government has no sense unless it is founded in a deeply felt religious faith, and I don’t care what it is.”* Apparently many Americans agree. A new poll reveals that a majority (56%) of the public say it is very or somewhat . . . . Continue Reading »
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