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  • How Pagan Writings Convinced a Famous Atheist to Convert to Christianity

    How Pagan Writings Convinced a Famous Atheist to Convert to Christianity0

    Late last week, the New York Times reported on a new academic chair at the University of Miami. The chair will foster “the study of atheism, humanism and secular ethics,” and is thought to be the first of its kind in the nation. According to the Times, the establishment of such a chair reflects the

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  • Are Black, out-of-wedlock birthrates helping drive the violence in Chicago?

    Are Black, out-of-wedlock birthrates helping drive the violence in Chicago?0

    The rising crime in Chicago continues to shock the nation. So far this year, over 1,100 people have been shot and nearly 250 murdered. Sadly, the trend looks like it will put Chicago on a pace for new records, though not the kind a city would want.  According to HeyJackass.com, a website “illustrating Chicago values”

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  • 5 Telltale Signs That You’re a Sapiosexual

    5 Telltale Signs That You’re a Sapiosexual0

    Is there anything more complex and multifaceted than human attraction?  My best friend and myself have discussed in the past how different we are when it comes to the women that we find attractive.  While we can usually agree on people who are conventionally beautiful, our personal tastes seem to be on entirely opposite ends of the

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  • The Decay of our Language is Happening

    The Decay of our Language is Happening0

    “Political chaos is connected with the decay of language.”   -George Orwell   In an article entitled “Valuing Vocabulary,” published Friday (May 20), Cherie Harder, President of the Trinity Forum, connects the state of modern politics, especially the current presidential election campaign, with lessons to be learned from George Orwell’s novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four.  In Orwell’s

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  • The 5 Likeliest Reasons for an Airline Disaster

    The 5 Likeliest Reasons for an Airline Disaster0

    News of any terrible air accident instantly raises questions about aircraft safety and the threat of terrorism. But until the facts are known, it is unwise to speculate on what might actually have caused a specific crash. What we do know is that there are several causes that are more likely to occur than any

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  • Positive Psychology and a Gospel of Happiness

    Positive Psychology and a Gospel of Happiness0

    “What is real happiness? How can I experience it? How can I live it?” As Christopher Kaczor notes in the Introduction to The Gospel of Happiness, these are questions that every thoughtful person asks. Where, however, might a thoughtful person go for help in answering these questions? Thoughtful Christians, of course, go to the Bible, the

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  • Junk Science: When Buried Research Kills People

    Junk Science: When Buried Research Kills People0

    The New York Times last month reported on a study completed in 1973, the results of which had gone unpublished until recently. The story, headlined “A Study on Fats That Doesn’t Fit the Story Line,” explored a five-year double blind randomized controlled trial–the best method to determine if one thing causes another, according to Times reporter Aaron

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  • How Our Perception of Masculinity is Changing

    How Our Perception of Masculinity is Changing0

    In recent years, a mildly trending topic of discussion has been the question, “Where have all the men gone?” While there are a number of theories as to the answer, a British survey just released by YouGov may shed some light on the issue. Among other things, the survey asked participants about their impressions of

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  • Do Children Learn to Read Better From Their Parents?

    Do Children Learn to Read Better From Their Parents?0

    While paging through The Ordinary Parent’s Guide to Teaching Reading, I came across a fascinating little story from author Jessie Wise’s personal experience: “I was adopted by an elderly couple who had been educated in an isolated, rural one-room schoolhouse. By her eighth and final year of school, Meme had studied algebra, Latin, and the

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