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Reason and Compassion in the Marriage Debate

by R.J. Snell December 5, 2012

Discourse about marriage is often short on reason and compassion. Arguments and objections can be mercilessly logical, forgetful of persons behind the positions; at other times reason seems to have taken a holiday, replaced with a kind of shrill indignation.…

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The Future of Marriage: Why “The Inevitable” Isn’t

by Luis Tellez December 4, 2012

Election Day was a drubbing for marriage. The ballot initiatives to protect marriage lost by over 4% in Maine, Minnesota, Washington State, and Maryland. Those who support same-sex “marriage” reportedly spent over $33 million, while those who defend marriage spent…

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Hating Mother Teresa

by Dr. Paul Kengor December 3, 2012

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It was one year ago, Christmas season 2011, that Christopher Hitchens, one of the world’s most aggressive atheists, died. Hitchen’s atheism was very cynical, and one of its ugliest faces was his bizarre contempt for Mother Teresa,…

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How to Fix Catholics

by Russell Shaw November 30, 2012

The cardinal looked grim. “This is the situation now,” he said. “One political party is dangerous and the other is stupid.”
Since that was said in a private chat, it wouldn’t be fair for me to name the speaker. But…

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Who’s Afraid of the Fiscal Cliff?

by Pat Buchanan November 29, 2012

Were the average Republican asked for a succinct statement of his views on taxation, he or she might respond thus:
“U.S. tax rates are too high for the world we must compete in. The tax burden — federal, state, local,…

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Restoring the Foundations of Civil Society

by Ken Connor November 28, 2012

In the wake of President Obama’s decisive reelection, the GOP is engaged in some serious soul-searching.  Pundits on the Right and Left are cautioning Republicans that their party is facing extinction unless some major changes are made.  They maintain it’s…

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Stripping the Constitution

by Justin Dyer November 27, 2012

New Deal-era Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins once recounted a conversation she had with Franklin Roosevelt about how feasible it was to create a government-administered system of social insurance for the elderly. “Well, do you think it can be done?”…

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Ireland’s Abortion Furore

by Michael Kirke November 26, 2012

Ireland contra mundum – or more accurately, mundus contra Hiberniam – seems to be the burden of shrill, not to say lurid headlines circling the globe since Wednesday of last week, when the story broke about the tragic death of…

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The Decline and Fall of America

by Dr. Marvin Folkertsma November 23, 2012

A few days after the election of 2012 the very talented Michael Ramirez published a political cartoon that perhaps conveyed a more profound meaning than he anticipated. He depicted a pair of hands extending from star-studded sleeves (presumably from a…

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A Thanksgiving Reflection

by Marcellino D'Ambrosio, Ph.D. November 19, 2012

For Americans, the term “Thanksgiving” conjures up images of turkey and cranberry sauce, parades and bowl games.  These “traditions” have come to mark an event made a perpetual institution of American life by President Abraham Lincoln.
But why did Lincoln…

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