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Two-Parent Households at an All-Time Low0
- Culture
- December 21, 2015
In addition to being viewed as a season of religious devotion, Christmas has also become a time of family traditions and togetherness. But will those traditions and togetherness continue if the American family disappears? According to the Pew Research Center’s latest report, there has been a 20 percentage point drop in two-parent families in the
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Scientists Still Need to Study the Liberal Arts0
- Education
- December 21, 2015
Modern education tends to focus on STEM — the acronym for “Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math” — to the exclusion of the liberal arts. But when it comes to education, it shouldn’t be an “either-or” between the sciences and the liberal arts but a “both-and.” The liberals arts offer an indispensable foundation for those who
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Even If You’re Not Religious, This is Cool0
- December 21, 2015
Even if you’re not religious, for the sake of cultural literacy, it’s still important to possess a knowledge of the world religions. Moreover, those who are non-religious can still admire the beauty of certain religious art and customs. Such admiration might be appropriate when considering the positioning of the feasts of Christmas and the
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C.S. Lewis on the Deadly Sin of Gluttony0
- Culture
- December 21, 2015
It’s typical to associate gluttony with overconsumption, or, an excess of food or drink. But according to C.S. Lewis, that’s only one form the vice takes. The broader definition of gluttony is any inordinate desire related to food or drink. That includes overconsumption, but it also includes overselectivity regarding the type or quality of food and drink. A memorable passage in
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5 Un-PC Quotes about Christmas from Past Presidents0
- Culture
- December 21, 2015
If the backlash against various politically correct school Christmas programs is any indication, the general population may be growing weary of doing the PC dance. If such is the case, then the following quotes from five of America’s leaders should be a refreshing alternative. “To the American People: Christmas is not a time or a
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The Problem of Neutral Rhetoric0
- Culture
- December 18, 2015
Every political argument makes a moral claim. This may seem like an obvious statement, but it is one that those who craft our political rhetoric seem determined to obscure. We are inclined to appeal to concepts such as tolerance and freedom—which are, of course, moral concepts—as if they are ways to avoid reflecting on the
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Some Books Are Meant to Be STUDIED Not READ0
- Education
- December 18, 2015
It can be satisfying and enjoyable to read books without too much strain – the type that you can get through in 2-3 days. Some of these books are very good. But I worry that many people – both students and graduates – expect this of every book, and are too soon discouraged when they
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Public school asks students to sing ‘Allahu Akbar’0
- Culture
- December 18, 2015
Two stories are making national news. The first comes out of Virginia and the second takes place in Minnesota. In Virginia, a Riverheads High School world geography class assignment had “students complete an assignment that involved practicing calligraphy and writing a Muslim statement of faith, also known as the shahada, which translates as: ‘There is
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Professor Tells Parents: “You Are Being Played”0
- Education
- December 18, 2015
Increasingly, it seems, professors are waking up to the fact that their universities are no longer places of learning. The latest to come to this realization is Dr. Ron Srigley, professor of classical political philosophy/religion/literature at the University of Prince Edward Island. He recently penned a lengthy essay on the subject for the Los Angeles
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