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Sage Steele: Worst Racism I Experience is from Black People0
- Culture
- February 23, 2017
ESPN host Sage Steele created a bit of a stir recently when she claimed the worst racism she has personally experienced has come from black folks. Steele made the claim on Feb. 16 during a discussion on race for the “Under Our Skin” forum held in Tampa, Fla., at The Crossing Church. Here’s what she
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Putin’s Claim on Crimea: Spurious or Legit?0
- Culture
- February 23, 2017
In an interview with ABC News last July, then-candidate Donald Trump said: “You know the people of Crimea, from what I’ve heard, would rather be with Russia than where they were.” Sounds about right: the ethnic split in Crimea is more than 65 percent Russian versus 15 percent Ukrainian. The results of a poll by
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How Long Does it Take to Form Good Habits?0
- Culture
- February 23, 2017
There is a worldview emerging that suggests human destiny is preordained. Free will is dead, declared The Atlantic last summer, since “…all human behavior can be explained through the clockwork laws of cause and effect.” Humans are mere amoebae. In this Neo-Predestination philosophy, we’re bound not by Providence or Fate, but our brain chemistry and macro
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Food Stamps and Soda Pop: A Bureaucratic Mess?0
- Culture
- February 23, 2017
Should welfare recipients be able to buy unhealthy foods like soda and sweets on the government’s dime? That question was debated last week by lawmakers on Capitol Hill. According to CBS News: “Debate about how food-stamp benefits are spent was sparked by a November report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which found that households
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Can the Last Really be First?0
- History
- February 23, 2017
Some writers rejoice in paradox. One thinks perhaps of Oscar Wilde or G. K. Chesterton. And one thinks especially perhaps of Shakespeare. King Lear is almost defined by the paradox of foolish wisdom, and it is Hamlet who says that he must be cruel to be kind. Another person who rejoices in paradox is Jesus.
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‘Jane Roe’ Made Abortion Legal. Then a Minister Changed her Heart.0
- Culture
- February 23, 2017
Just last month, two major marches in Washington DC drew hundreds of thousands of Americans to public demonstrations on both sides of the four decade long battle over the ‘right to abortion’ on demand legalized by the infamous Supreme Court Roe decision. It’s probably safe to say that the vast majority of activists on both sides don’t
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Should Students Be Punished for Recording their Professors?0
- Education
- February 22, 2017
Recently a conservative student at Orange Coast College in California was suspended for video-recording his professor going on a liberal rant last November. The professor, Olga Perez Stable Cox, was supposed to be teaching a human sexuality course, but instead went on a tangent about the country being in a state of “civil war” and
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New Study Suggests High School Curriculum is Dumbed Down1
- Education
- February 22, 2017
In recent years, a growing number of parents have watched in dismay as their children have been left behind and neglected in schools. But these children are not being left behind because the curriculum is too difficult. On the contrary, they are stuck in a corner because the material is not challenging enough. Such instances
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Is it Ethical to Encourage Teens to Get Abortions and Profit From it?0
- Culture
- February 22, 2017
As the parent of young children, I’m in the habit of looking over everything my kids read or watch. It’s not that hard; I buy every book and they’re really only allowed to watch the PBS show Daniel Tiger, and an Amazon show called Tumble Leaf. Before letting them watch either show, I screened a
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