For those who didn’t know – or chose not to notice – the pageant to choose Miss America 2017 took place over the weekend. Per usual, the central feature of the competition saw contestants parade around in glitzy dresses and streamlined swimsuits. But while such costumes seem to be a required part of the show,
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I’ll be honest: when I was in school, I never was much of a math person. In fact, I would have been quite happy if I could have figured out how to maneuver through college without taking a math class. Alas, I wasn’t quite clever enough to figure out how to pull that off, so
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September 13th marks the birthday of America’s national anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner. Over the years, The Star-Spangled Banner has received its share of knocks and insults. Some say it’s too long. Others say it’s too hard to sing. Still others say that it’s focused on a minor episode in American history, and thus not an
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Below is a Facebook post from Dr. Ryan McLaughlin, a professor of Religious Studies at Siena College in Albany, NY. In the post, he argues that Christians probably should question God’s goodness when confronted with the existence of evil in the world. Thoughts? “Imagine that you are creating a fabric of human destiny with the
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South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone have joined the Colin Kaepernick vs. the National Anthem fray. A newly released trailer for Season 20 (!) shows a chorus of South Park residents singing about how great the (backup) San Francisco 49er quarterback is. The characters quickly change their tune, however. Take a look:
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Steven Pearlstein, in a recent article for the Washington Post, complained that modern parents were preventing their children from majoring in the liberal arts for fear that those who study history, literature or philosophy would have less chance of finding a well-paid job than those majoring in science, technology, engineering or math, the so-called STEM
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