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What the Nazis Learned From Us

by Charles Colson December 23, 2011

When most Americans hear the word “eugenics” what probably comes to mind is a doctor wearing an SS uniform.
Sadly, as I have said before, the Third Reich learned much of what it knew about eugenics from Americans. It was…

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The Jocks We Deserve

by Charles Colson December 21, 2011

A few weeks ago, the college basketball game between Cincinnati and Xavier ended in a bench-clearing brawl. The fight got so bad that the referees decided not to play the last nine seconds. The media and fans were rightly appalled…

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Liberalism’s False God

by Charles Colson December 16, 2011

You’ve heard me say this before, and it’s a point I will keep coming back to. The concepts of human rights and liberty as we know them can all be traced back to one history-changing idea; an idea that began…

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Religious Liberty Held Hostage

by Charles Colson December 14, 2011

Last week, the Obama administration issued a memo making the rights of lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgendered people “a major element of its foreign policy,” that’s a quote from a Washington Post article. The article noted the president’s concern for…

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The Advent of Angel Tree

by Charles Colson December 7, 2011

There are few things that thrill me more at Christmas time than Angel Tree! When I went to prison 35 years ago, my greatest concern was not for myself but for my family. I and other inmates anguished over ways…

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Fighting Inequality — Or Giving In to Envy?

by Charles Colson December 2, 2011

Following the conclusion of the World Series, more than 150 players became free agents who could sell their services to the highest bidder. At least three of them — Albert Pujols, Prince Fielder and Jose Reyes — were expected to…

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A Better Yale Kicks “Sex Week” Off Campus

by Charles Colson November 30, 2011

According to the forthcoming book, Girls Uncovered: New Research on What America’s Sexual Culture Does to Young Women, by the time our daughters graduate from college, the vast majority will have had sex without the benefit of marriage. Many will…

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Pro-Abortion Stance Sacrifices Trafficking Survivors

by Charles Colson November 28, 2011

The Department of Health & Human Services recently cut funding to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ campaign against human trafficking. Not because the campaign wasn’t helping the victims of sex trafficking. It was.
No, they cut it after the…

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Prenatal Testing: A Tool of the Culture of Death

by Charles Colson November 24, 2011

Every day, parents face hard choices big and small: Whether to send their children to private or public school; whether to allow them to watch certain shows or turn off the television.
But the gravity of some choices far exceeds…

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In God We Trust — So Deal With It!

by Charles Colson November 21, 2011

A recent op-ed in the Los Angeles Times asked “What’s God got to do with it?” The “it” being referred to was the security and freedom that Americans enjoy and often take for granted.
The answer to the question is…

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