Intellectual Honesty in the Stem Cell Debate
Ben Carnes @ April 23, 2009 # 2 Comments
Not long ago, I wrote a somewhat controversial article, entitled “Confessions of a Christian Conservative,” in which I argued that Christian conservatives were far too quick to jump on the bandwagon of arguing “it can’t possibly be innate,” in regards to homosexuality and that, by maintaining such a position (which contradicts the theological views of […]
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A Reflection on My Current Political Mindset
Ben Carnes @ January 23, 2009 # 6 Comments
I moved to Washington, D.C. about six months ago. I moved here to pursue a job offer, one about which I was quite excited. Sure, I knew immediately that the pay and benefits were not up to snuff, but I was convinced that I would be working for an organization that made a difference. Six […]
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My Wish and Prayer for the Obama Administration
Cory Truax @ January 19, 2009 # 2 Comments
Since the holy one, healer-of-our-earth, king Barack Obama, got elected, I’ve been listening to the espoused “hopes,” “wishes,” and “prayers” coming from conservatives. Republicans and conservatives have repeated time and again their desire for “Obama to succeed.” Leaders in the conservative evangelical movement have expressed they will be praying for the “success of President-elect Obama” […]
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The Left and Right Paradigm is Shifting to Up and Down: This One Is Serious
Cory Truax @ December 7, 2008 # 2 Comments
I have known for quite a while that one of the many sub-conflicts within the larger battle between the Left and Right is the battle between the spiritual and the secular. However, I once saw that struggle coequal with the skirmishes between capitalism and socialism, laissez-faire and Keynesian economics theories, civil libertarianism and big government, […]
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The Top 10 Books of 2008
Cory Truax @ November 30, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Hello readers, just like last year about this time, I’ve decided to give you a top 10 list of the books I read this year. Remember, these books didn’t necessarily release in 2008, but I read them this year. Also recall from last year the criteria by which I judge the books: the book’s scholarship, […]
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Liberals Gave Me A Present: Sometimes they make it TOO easy
Cory Truax @ September 16, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Lee Atwater, the renowned political strategist, is often credited with this crucially important campaign adage: if you don’t define yourself, your opposition will. And define Barack Obama John McCain did.
John McCain’s ad efforts successfully labeled Obama as aloof, inexperienced, and his most effective accusation: messiah. The ads and efforts of the conservative movement the last […]
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The Strongest Argument Against Abortion?
Ben Carnes @ August 19, 2008 # 3 Comments
The following pictures really speak for themselves. When coupled with scientific fact, fetal development pictures like the ones below serve to create an incontrovertible case that abortion amounts to nothing less than the brutal slaughter of unborn persons.
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Seven Weeks (1 Month, 3 Weeks)
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